Stokehole

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stokehole \Stoke"hole`\, n.
     The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front
     of the furnace, where the stokers stand.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  stokehole
       n : (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a
           ship are stoked or fired [syn: {stokehold}, {fireroom}]