Fireroom (Noun)
Meaning
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The fireroom was cramped and sweltering, with blackened walls and a perpetual haze of coal dust.
- Below deck, the engineer checked the pressure gauges and adjusted the valves in the fireroom.
- Coal was passed from the hold into the fireroom through a small hatch, where it was shoveled into the furnaces.
- Stokers laboring in the fireroom kept the ship's boilers fueled and the steam pressure consistent.
- Since the fireroom was located adjacent to the engine room, the engineer could monitor both areas easily.