central heating

/ˈsen.trəl ˈhi.tɪŋ/ noun [no plural]

Definition

B1 a system of heating a building by warming air or water in one place and carrying it to different rooms in pipes: The house had no central heating so in winter it was freezing.

(Definition of central heating noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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