fireroom

American  

[fahyuhr-room, -room] / ˈfaɪərˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

Nautical.

1. a chamber in which the boilers of a steam vessel are fired.

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Etymology

Origin of fireroom

1830–40;

Example Sentences

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

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

Just abaft the bridge were two large cowled ventilators leading down into the fireroom.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was in the fireroom that their chief difficulty lay.

From Harrigan by Brand, Max