- stokehold
- noun Date: 1887 the boiler room of a ship
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stokehold
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Stokehold — Stoke hold , n. (Naut.) The space, or any of the spaces, in front of the boilers of a ship, from which the furnaces are fed; the stokehole of a ship; also, a room containing a ship s boilers; as, forced draft with closed stokehold; called also,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stokehold — [stōk′hōld΄] n. 1. a room in which the boilers are stoked on a ship 2. STOKEHOLE (sense 2) * * * stoke·hold (stōkʹhōld ) n. The area or compartment into which a ship s furnaces or boilers open. * * * … Universalium
stokehold — [stōk′hōld΄] n. 1. a room in which the boilers are stoked on a ship 2. STOKEHOLE (sense 2) … English World dictionary
stokehold — noun a chamber where a ships furnaces are stoked … Wiktionary
stokehold — ship’s furnace chamber Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
stokehold — noun a compartment in a steamship in which the boilers and furnace are housed … English new terms dictionary
stokehold — /ˈstoʊkhoʊld/ (say stohkhohld) noun the space or compartment containing the furnaces, boilers, etc., of a ship. {stoke1 + hold2} …
stokehold — n. a compartment in a steamship, containing its boilers and furnace … Useful english dictionary
fireroom — Stokehold Stoke hold , n. (Naut.) The space, or any of the spaces, in front of the boilers of a ship, from which the furnaces are fed; the stokehole of a ship; also, a room containing a ship s boilers; as, forced draft with closed stokehold;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fireroom — noun (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired • Syn: ↑stokehold, ↑stokehole • Topics: ↑seafaring, ↑navigation, ↑sailing • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
