block heater vs furnace

block heater

noun
  • An electric heater that heats the engine of a car to ease starting in cold weather. 

furnace

noun
  • A device that provides heat for a building; a space heater. 

  • A place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline. 

  • Any area that is excessively hot. 

  • An industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting metal or baking ceramics. 

verb
  • To heat in a furnace. 

  • To exhale like a furnace. 

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