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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]