Engine house
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A building housing one or more engines.; A building for housing a fire engine, a firehouse or fire station.
- 2 A building housing one or more engines.; A building for housing one or more locomotives, an engine shed.
"Of locomotive interest was "an engine house for spare engines which was about 60 ft. × 51 ft.; on the outside of this was an immense turntable sufficient to turn the engine and tender at once.""
- 3 A building housing one or more engines.; A building housing a stationary engine.
Example
More examples"Of locomotive interest was "an engine house for spare engines which was about 60 ft. × 51 ft.; on the outside of this was an immense turntable sufficient to turn the engine and tender at once.""