stokehold

• Raum oder Abteil auf einem Schiff, in dem die Feuerung bzw. der Kessel beheizt wird.

A nautical term for a chamber or compartment on a ship where the furnaces are stoked or fired.

1. Ship's furnace compartmentC2formaltechnical

   A chamber or compartment on a ship where the furnaces are stoked or fired, typically containing the boilers and coal bunkers.

   Heizraum

   • The stokehold was unbearably hot and noisy during the voyage.
   • Sailors worked in shifts in the stokehold to keep the engines running.
   • The ship's stokehold was located deep in the hull, near the engine room.

   Synonymefireroomstokehole