preheat
- v heat beforehand
- Make a charcoal fire in the barbecue or preheat the oven grill to high.
- The new "Packettes" have a preheat system for quick and easy starting on the coldest arctic runways.
- Although he preferred to be known as inventor of a "hot spot" carburetor (which uses exhaust gases to preheat fuel), Harroun earned fame when he stepped into his six-cylinder .