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RAYD-ee-ayt-uh/ˈreɪdieɪtə/

A radiator is a metal heater on the wall that warms a British room. Turn the radiator on / up / down / off; the radiator is cold. A fire or a fan heater is a different kind of heat. Radio is for listening — similar word, different thing. Countable: a radiator.

Meaning

A metal heater on the wall that warms a room (British).

Examples

• “Turn the radiator on — it is cold.”
• “Do not dry clothes on the radiator.”
• “The radiator in the hall is on.”

Good to know

turn the radiator on/up/off. Contrast: radio (sound). British home heating.

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