boiler room

noun

: a room in which a boiler is located

: a room equipped with telephones used for making high-pressure usually fraudulent sales pitches

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In 1964, a sailor died on the ship during a boiler room accident, prompting the Duluth Paranormal Society to investigate the ship. —

Brittany Anas, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 His predecessor’s girlfriend was in the boiler room and saw a captain-like figure looking down at her from overhead. —

Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024 The waste sawdust was automatically piped away by a vacuum-like collection system, then sent through a chute and down a pipe into the boiler room. —

Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024 When Working Girl: The Musical is chosen instead, Louise helps Gene stage a guerilla production in the school’s basement boiler room. —

Lillian Brown, Vulture, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for boiler room