Definition of stokehold in English:
stokehold
noun ˈstəʊkhəʊldˈstōkˌhōld
A compartment in a steamship in which the boilers and furnace are housed.
Example sentencesExamples
- The stokehold vent cover aft of the funnel is also completely gone, with no evidence pointing to any remains.
- There are coal bunkers each side of the stokehold and each of these holds 17 tons of steaming coal.
- John reports the stokehold was manned by 2 stokers each watch on the 4 hours on, 8 hours off system.
- The stokeholds were enclosed, and steam driven fans were used to force air into the stokeholds.
- As shown below, the stokehold vents provided entry for the massive airflow demanded by the boiler fires.