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engine room

British  

noun

  1. a place where engines are housed, esp on a ship

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He’d convinced them he hadn’t made it to the engine room yet.

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She had the run of the ship, from the engine room to the bridge, and she was soon on first-name terms with all the crew.

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On the morning of the 13th, sensors in the engine room had registered radiation levels on deck at more than twice normal.

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He preferred to bed down in the engine room, where the constant hum of machinery helped him fall asleep.

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The ship’s power came from the engine room on the second and lowest deck, which also housed sickbay, storage, and the stables.

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