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stokehole

stokehole

9.9
A hot room on a steam ship where crew shovel coal into furnaces
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : cámara de estufa
  • The stokers labored in the stokehole, shoveling coal into the roaring furnaces.

Examples

  • The unbearable heat of the stokehole made it a dreaded place for many crew members.

  • During the voyage, he worked in the stokehole to earn his passage across the ocean.

  • The crew worked tirelessly in the stokehole to keep the ship moving.

  • During the voyage, the stokehole became extremely hot.

  • The stokers labored in the stokehole, shoveling coal into the roaring furnaces.

  • During the voyage, he worked in the stokehole to earn his passage across the ocean.

  • The unbearable heat of the stokehole made it a dreaded place for many crew members.

Synonyms

stokehold
vsstokehole
  • Archaic
9.9

A hot room in a ship where crew shovel coal into furnaces

is the same meaning but spelled with an -ole ending
fireroom
vsstokehole
  • Archaic
9.9

A ship room where crew feed the fires that make steam for engines

is the specialized nautical term used especially for steam powered vessels

Surface Forms

stokehole singular
stokeholes plural

Morphology

stokehole = stoke + hole (transparent) = stoke + hole

The meaning is a straightforward compound: a space ('hole') where furnaces are 'stoked', so learners knowing the components can infer the sense.

Etymology

Stokehole is made from stoke 'to feed a fire' and hole 'a small room or opening', so it means the place on a steam ship where crew feed coal into the furnace.