Question

Is 'stove' the same as 'gas range'? Do you use the expression 'gas range' which is used for cooking. People put a pan on it to cook. Is 'stove' similar to 'heater' as well?

Answer 1

A stove is any appliance that burns fuel to generate heat. A kitchen range is called a stove sometimes (even an electric model). A stove may also be a wood- or coal-burning heater, but a heater is not a kitchen range. In the days before gas and electric ranges, a kitchen stove did double duty as a cooking range and heater.