BOILING WATER REACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boiling water reactor mean? 

• BOILING WATER REACTOR (noun)
  The noun BOILING WATER REACTOR has 1 sense:

1. a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine

  Familiarity information: BOILING WATER REACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOILING WATER REACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

boiling water reactor; BWR

Hypernyms ("boiling water reactor" is a kind of...):

water-cooled reactor (nuclear reactor using water as a coolant)