noun
Meaning 1
The aperture through which a furnace is fed or tended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
stokehole
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noun
Meaning 2
The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal; a stokehold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 3
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stokehold, fireroom
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chamber
History
Etymology
From stoke + hole, after Dutch stookgat.