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bwr
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bwr has 1 sense
- bwr(n = noun.artifact) boiling water reactor - 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; Array is a kind of water-cooled reactor
CIDE DICTIONARY
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. [WordNet 1.5]
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