1. a heating appliance that burns wood as fuel, typically made of metal and used to heat a room or building

Examples

• We installed a woodstove in the living room to reduce our heating costs.
• The old cabin was heated entirely by a cast-iron woodstove.
• She loaded another log into the woodstove before going to bed.
• The woodstove kept the whole house warm during the winter storm.
• They gathered around the woodstove to dry their wet clothes.
• The woodstove requires regular cleaning to prevent creosote buildup.