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FIREROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
Synonyms:
fireroom; stokehold; stokehole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fireroom" is a kind of...):
chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)