Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; 
 equivalent to 251.997 calories; 
[syn: British thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
BTU
    n 1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to
         raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one
         atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn:
         British thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U.]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
BTU
       Basic Transmission Unit (IBM, SNA)