oil-fired
adjective/ˌɔɪl ˈfaɪəd/
/ˌɔɪl ˈfaɪərd/
[usually before noun]- (of a heating system, etc.) burning oil as fuel
- oil-fired central heating
- an oil-fired power station
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOil-fired is used with these nouns:- boiler
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