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stokehole

stokehole

9.9
A hot room on a steam ship where crew shovel coal into furnaces
  • noun
  • Archaic
: 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

fireroom
vsstokehole
  • Archaic
1 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
stokehold
vsstokehole
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

is the same meaning but spelled with an -ole ending

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.