STOKEHOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stokehole mean? 

• STOKEHOLE (noun)
  The noun STOKEHOLE has 1 sense:

1. (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired

  Familiarity information: STOKEHOLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOKEHOLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fireroom; stokehold; stokehole

Hypernyms ("stokehole" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)