STOKEHOLD
\stˈə͡ʊkhə͡ʊld], \stˈəʊkhəʊld], \s_t_ˈəʊ_k_h_əʊ_l_d]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The space, or any of the spaces, in front of the boilers of a ship, from which the furnaces are fed; the stokehole of a ship; also, a room containing a ship's boilers; as, forced draft with closed stokehold; - called also, in American ships, fireroom.
By Oddity Software
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The space, or any of the spaces, in front of the boilers of a ship, from which the furnaces are fed; the stokehole of a ship; also, a room containing a ship's boilers; as, forced draft with closed stokehold; - called also, in American ships, fireroom.
By Noah Webster.
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