| 单词 | firehole |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfirehole firehole n. (a) a furnace; the part of a furnace or boiler in which the fire is lit; (b) (in the context of sea expeditions in freezing conditions) a hole made through ice, for obtaining water in the event of a fire. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > [noun] oveneOE furnacea1225 chimney1340 fire-stock1440 firework1606 fire room1657 firehole1682 poil1756 smut1819 blast-pot1887 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > sources of water firehole1682 firecock1707 fireplug1709 fire cask1800 firewater1916 1682 G. Hartman True Preserver & Restorer of Health Explic. Pts. Engine sig. A*7v The Door of the Firehole sliding up and down. 1707 I. Newton Corr. (1967) IV. 502 A Melting house to be provided with two fire holes for two iron melting potts. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 362 The fire-hole, or furnace. 1824 G. F. Lyon Private Jrnl. iii. 90 We had for some time observed that, in the fire-hole, which was kept open in the ice alongside, a countless multitude of small shrimps were constantly rising near the surface. 1910 W. G. Worcester Manuf. Roofing Tiles ix. 394 The fuel fills the fire-hole completely, drawing its supply of air through the spaces between the arches. 1997 T. H. Baughman Pilgrims on Ice viii. 140 Clearly, with fire raging in the ship, twenty minutes was too long. Still, Scott opted not to keep a fire hole open in the ice near the ship. 2000 P. W. B. Semmens & A. J. Goldfinch How Steam Locomotives really Work ii. 30 (caption) A simulated fire can be seen burning inside the firehole. < as lemmas |
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