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Noun: boiler room
  1. A room in a building that houses the hot water boiler or similar equipment
    "The janitor went to the boiler room to check on the heating system"
     
  2. [informal] A room or organization with telemarketers making cold calls
    "He worked in a boiler room selling dubious investments"

Derived forms: boiler rooms

Encyclopedia: Boiler room