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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.

Synonyms

  • Stokehold
  • Stokehole

Hypernyms

  • Chamber
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