stokehold

/'stoukhould/ Cách viết khác : (stokehole) /'stoukhoul/
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stokehold

The stoker shovels coal into the furnace in the stokehold.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • (nautical) A chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired: A stokehold is a specific room on a steam-powered ship where workers, known as stokers or firemen, add fuel (typically coal) to the ship's boilers to generate steam for propulsion.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The stokehold was incredibly hot and noisy, filled with the roar of the furnaces.
    • In the age of steamships, sailors dreaded being assigned to work in the stokehold.
    • The design of the stokehold was crucial for the efficient operation of the vessel's engines.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Technical Context: The term is almost exclusively used in historical or technical discussions about maritime engineering, particularly concerning coal-fired steamships from the 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries.
    • The museum's exhibit on maritime history includes a detailed model of a ship's stokehold.
Variants and Related Words

  • Stokehole (noun): A less common variant with the same meaning as 'stokehold'.

    • He descended into the stokehole to check the furnace.

  • Stoker (noun): A person whose job is to tend the furnace in a stokehold.

    • The stoker worked tirelessly in the sweltering heat.

  • Fireroom (noun): A more general, often modern, term for a ship's compartment containing boilers or furnaces.

    • The navy vessel's fireroom was highly automated.
Synonyms
  • Boiler room: A room containing a boiler for heating or power. (Note: While similar, a 'boiler room' can be on land or sea and is a more general term; 'stokehold' is specifically nautical and implies the manual stoking of furnaces.)
  • Fireroom: (See above in Variants).
Notes on Meaning
  • The word 'stokehold' is highly specific and archaic. It refers to a particular part of obsolete technology (coal-fired steamships). It is rarely encountered in modern language outside of historical texts, museums, or discussions of maritime history.
stokehold

The stoker shovels coal into the furnace in the stokehold.

Noun
  1. (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired

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