stokehold
stokehold noun: a chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
Noun
stokehold (plural stokeholds)
- A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
- Yarrow's patent water tight ash pans are fitted to each boiler, to prevent the fire being extinguished by a sudden influx of water into the stokehold.1887, Various, Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887
- A plume of smoke went nearly straight up from the funnel, and now and then the clang of furnace-slice and shovel rose from the stokehold, for Mayne hoped to float the vessel next tide.1918, Harold Bindloss, The Buccaneer Farmer
stokehold meaning in Tamil
stokehold in Tamil
- நீராவிக் கப்பலின் உலைக்கள அறை
Synonyms of stokehold
Forms of stokehold
| plural | stokeholds |
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Origin of stokehold
From stoke + hold.
Questions about stokehold
- What does stokehold mean?
- Stokehold means a chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked.
- What is stokehold in Tamil?
- Stokehold in Tamil is நீராவிக் கப்பலின் உலைக்கள அறை. See Stokehold meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stokehold?
- Stokehold is a noun.
- What is the plural of stokehold?
- The plural of stokehold is stokeholds.
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