FIREROOM

stokehold, stokehole, fireroom

(noun) (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fireroom (plural firerooms)

(nautical) stokehold

Source: Wiktionary


Fire"room`, n.

Definition: Same as Stokehold, below.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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