Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator;
the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine;
[syn: boiling water reactor, BWR]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
BWR \BWR\ n.
a boiling water reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that uses
water as a coolant and moderator; -- the steam produced can
drive a steam turbine and produce electrical power.
Syn: boiling water reactor.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
BWR
n 1: a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and
moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the
steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: boiling
water reactor, BWR]