stokehole

[ stohk-hohl ]

noun

1. Also stoke·hold [] fireroom.
2. a hole in a furnace through which the fire is stoked.

stokehole

/ ˈstəʊkˌhəʊl /

noun

1. See stokehold
   another word for stokehold
2. a hole in a furnace through which it is stoked

Word History and Origins

Origin of stokehole¹

First recorded in 1650–60; stoke ¹ + hole

Example Sentences

In the end volunteers were taken into the stokehole and the Southland was beached.

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For the temperature in the stokehole of a battleship, when forced draft is being used, is about the highest in the world.

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He crawled down a short ladder and through low passageways dripping wet and so came into the stokehole.

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Then I climbed down a ladder into the stokehole; nobody was there either.

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He told her about his Caruso and the dancing team from the stokehole.

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