1. young chickens raised specifically for meat production, typically slaughtered at 6-10 weeks old
Usage: agriculture; poultry farming
2. cooking appliances or oven compartments that cook food by direct heat from above
Usage: cooking equipment

Examples

• The farm raises thousands of broilers for the local meat market.
• These broilers will be ready for processing in two weeks.
• Turn on the broilers to finish cooking the steaks.
• The restaurant kitchen has two commercial broilers.
• Broilers grow much faster than egg-laying hens.
• Use the broiler setting to brown the cheese on top.
• The poultry company specializes in raising broilers for supermarket chains.