Stokehold
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
"Yarrow's patent water tight ash pans are fitted to each boiler, to prevent the fire being extinguished by a sudden influx of water into the stokehold."
- 2 (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired wordnet
Example
More examples"Yarrow's patent water tight ash pans are fitted to each boiler, to prevent the fire being extinguished by a sudden influx of water into the stokehold."
Etymology
From stoke + hold.