engine room

noun

a place where engines are housed, esp on a ship

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Examples from the Web for engine room

Historical Examples

The jangle of the bell in the engine-room would now interrupt him.
The Cruise of the Shining Light
Norman Duncan
The answer was covered by the autocratic clang on the engine-room gong.
End of the Tether
Joseph Conrad
Then he went out and prepared to descend into the engine-room.
End of the Tether
Joseph Conrad
The temperature in the engine-room had gone up to a hundred and seventeen degrees.
Typhoon
Joseph Conrad
In the next few seconds the Captain spoke to the engine-room and got an answer.
Typhoon
Joseph Conrad

engine room

Examples from the Web for engine room

Historical Examples

The jangle of the bell in the engine-room would now interrupt him.

The answer was covered by the autocratic clang on the engine-room gong.

Then he went out and prepared to descend into the engine-room.

The temperature in the engine-room had gone up to a hundred and seventeen degrees.

In the next few seconds the Captain spoke to the engine-room and got an answer.