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HEET-ing/ˈhiːtɪŋ/

Heating is the system that warms a building: central heating, the heating is on, turn the heating down. Heater can be one portable machine. Heat is the general noun or verb. Air conditioning cools. British homes often say the heating rather than “the furnace”. Heading is a title — different word.

Meaning

The system that keeps a building warm.

Examples

• “The heating was off, so the classroom was freezing.”
• “Please do not open the windows while the heating is on.”
• “The classroom heating failed on a foggy Monday.”

Good to know

central heating / the heating is on. One machine: a heater. Mix-up: heading (title).

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