STOKEHOLD
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
stokehold (plural stokeholds)
(nautical) A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
Synonyms
• fireroom
• stokehole
Source: Wiktionary
Stoke"hold`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: 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, in American ships, fireroom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition