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ELECTRIC FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does electric fire mean?
• ELECTRIC FIRE (noun)
The noun ELECTRIC FIRE has 1 sense:
1. a small electric space heater
Familiarity information: ELECTRIC FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small electric space heater
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electric fire; electric heater
Hypernyms ("electric fire" is a kind of...):
space heater (heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a room)
Meronyms (parts of "electric fire"):
heating element (the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electric fire"):
heat lamp; infrared lamp (electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation)
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