noun
kerosene heater; oil heater; oil stove
A heating appliance that burns kerosene (灯油), common in Japanese homes. Often used for space heating in winter.
寒いので石油ストーブをつけました。
It was cold, so I turned on the kerosene heater.
石油ストーブの灯油が切れた。
The kerosene heater ran out of fuel.
Compound of 石油 (sekiyu, 'petroleum, oil') and ストーブ (sutōbu, from English 'stove').