fireroom

[ fahyuhr-room, -room ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun Nautical.

a chamber in which the boilers of a steam vessel are fired.

Also called stokehold, stokehole.

Origin of fireroom

1830–40; Americanism

Words nearby fireroom

fire raiser, fire red, fire resistance, fire-resistant, fire-retardant, fireroom, firesafe, fire sale, fire screen, fire setting, fire ship

Example sentences from the Web for fireroom

Perhaps that explosion in the fireroom had not been meant to injure the ship seriously.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound|Alice B. Emerson
It was a busy time in the fireroom, but there was nothing to do on deck but watch the steamer.
Within The Enemy's Lines|Oliver Optic
The fireroom is full of water; but it looks to me as though a seacock had been opened.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound|Alice B. Emerson
No, only put me in the fireroom, shoveling coal in the furnace.
Dick in the Everglades|A. W. Dimock

He stood at one side as the stokers filed in from forward, ready to relieve those working in the fireroom below.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound|Alice B. Emerson

单词	fireroom
释义	fireroom [ fahyuhr-room, -room ] / ˈfaɪərˌrum, -ˌrʊm / noun Nautical. a chamber in which the boilers of a steam vessel are fired. Also called stokehold, stokehole. Origin of fireroom 1830–40; Americanism Words nearby fireroom fire raiser, fire red, fire resistance, fire-resistant, fire-retardant, fireroom, firesafe, fire sale, fire screen, fire setting, fire ship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fireroom Perhaps that explosion in the fireroom had not been meant to injure the ship seriously. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound\|Alice B. Emerson It was a busy time in the fireroom, but there was nothing to do on deck but watch the steamer. Within The Enemy's Lines\|Oliver Optic The fireroom is full of water; but it looks to me as though a seacock had been opened. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound\|Alice B. Emerson No, only put me in the fireroom, shoveling coal in the furnace. Dick in the Everglades\|A. W. Dimock He stood at one side as the stokers filed in from forward, ready to relieve those working in the fireroom below. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound\|Alice B. Emerson
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