STOKEHOLE
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
stokehole (plural stokeholes)
The aperture through which a furnace is fed or tended.
(nautical) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal; a stokehold.
Synonyms
• stokehold
Source: Wiktionary
Stoke"hole`, n.
Definition: The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front of the furnace, where the stokers stand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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