fireroom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fireroom
1830–40;
Example Sentences
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Fireman 1st Class Walter "Boone" Rogers was in the fireroom, which got hit by torpedoes, Russell said.
From Fox News ● Dec. 6, 2021
Fireman 1st Class Walter “Boone” Rogers was in the fireroom, which got hit by torpedoes, Russell said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
Just abaft the bridge were two large cowled ventilators leading down into the fireroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
I overheard the incident sometime later by a member of the fireroom force who stated that they held hot shovels under the ventilator as the fish came down and flapjacked them until nicely broiled.
From Time Magazine Archive
"No, only put me in the fireroom, shoveling coal in the furnace."
From Dick in the Everglades by A. W. Dimock
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