stokehole

stoke·hole

S0771600 (stōk′hōl′)n.1. The space about the opening in a furnace or boiler.2. Nautical A stokehold.

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[Translation of Dutch stookgat.]

stokehole

(ˈstəʊkˌhəʊl) n1. (Nautical Terms) another word for stokehold2. (Railways) a hole in a furnace through which it is stoked

stoke•hole

(ˈstoʊkˌhoʊl)

n. 1. Also, stoke•hold (-ˌhoʊld) fireroom. 2. a hole in a furnace through which the fire is stoked. [1650–60]

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stokehole - (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or firedfireroom, stokeholdsailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailorchamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space

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