stokehole

[ stohk-hohl ]

/ ˈstoʊkˌhoʊl /

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noun

Also stoke·hold

[stohk-hohld]. /ˈstoʊkˌhoʊld/. fireroom.

a hole in a furnace through which the fire is stoked.

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Origin of stokehole

First recorded in 1650–60; stoke¹ + hole

Words nearby stokehole

stoichiometry, Stoicism, stoke, stoked, stokehold, stokehole, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke Poges, stoker, Stokes, Stokes-Adams syndrome

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How to use stokehole in a sentence

In the end volunteers were taken into the stokehole and the Southland was beached.
"Over There" with the Australians|R. Hugh Knyvett
For the temperature in the stokehole of a battleship, when forced draft is being used, is about the highest in the world.
Two Boys of the Battleship|Frank V. Webster
He crawled down a short ladder and through low passageways dripping wet and so came into the stokehole.
The Harbor|Ernest Poole
Then I climbed down a ladder into the stokehole; nobody was there either.
A German deserter's war experience|Anonymous

He told her about his Caruso and the dancing team from the stokehole.
The Corner House Girls on Palm Island|Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for stokehole

stokehole

/ (ˈstəʊkˌhəʊl) /

noun

another word for stokehold

a hole in a furnace through which it is stoked

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