stokehold
/ (ˈstəʊkˌhəʊld) /
a coal bunker for a ship's furnace
the hold for a ship's boilers; fire room
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How to use stokehold in a sentence
They were arranged for working under natural draft, assisted by fans, which blew air into the open stokehold.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentThe grimy crew of the stokehold, the black watch, refused to face the trembling boilers any longer.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur LawtonThe men were working at pistol point with water up to their waists, when the word came to evacuate the stokehold.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur LawtonDrunkenness reigned supreme in saloon, stokehold, and forecastle.
The Log of a Sea-Waif | Frank T. BullenThis especially applies to the stokehold and engine-room personnel, who are, indeed, in an unenviable position.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge | Alfred F. B. Carpenter
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