fire-tube boiler
[
fahy
uh
r
-toob, -tyoob]
/ˈfaɪərˌtub, -ˌtyub/
noun
1.
any boiler for generating steam by passing hot gases and other combustible products through tubes
(fire tubes)
immersed in water to a chimney or uptake.
Compare
water-tube boiler
.