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Heating Oil

Noun:

Heating oil refers to a type of fuel oil used for heating purposes in residential or commercial buildings.

Sample Sentence: The old house was heated with heating oil during the bitterly cold winters.

Adjective:

When used as an adjective, heating oil refers to something related to or used for heating with fuel oil.

Sample Sentence: The heating oil tank had to be refilled before the start of the winter season.

Verb:

As a verb, heating oil can mean the action of supplying or adding fuel oil for heating purposes.

Sample Sentence: The company regularly heats their warehouse by heating oil.

Local Usage:

In some regions or localities, "heating oil" may have colloquial or specific usage.

Sample Sentence: In New England, heating oil is the preferred method for heating homes during the winter months.