STOKEHOLE

Pronunciation (US):

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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 ("stokehole" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

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