What is another word for stokehole?

Pronunciation: [stˈə͡ʊkhə͡ʊl] (IPA)

The word stokehole is a noun that describes a compartment on a ship where the furnace and boilers are kept. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of stokehole, such as the engine room, boiler room or furnace room. Other synonyms that could be used include the machinery space, power plant, or heating chamber. The word stokehole is often associated with ships and maritime transportation. However, its synonym boiler room is also used in other contexts such as in factories or power plants. These synonyms are useful when expressing information about the location or function of the compartment in which the furnace and boilers are kept.

Synonyms for Stokehole:

What are the hypernyms for Stokehole?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Stokehole

If it had been the stokehole, instead-I did try stoking, one day, just to pass the time.
"Out of the Primitive"
Robert Ames Bennet
The next moment the Chief was in full flight, ignominious flight, his face, bleached with the heat of the engine room and the stokehole, set as no emergency of broken shaft or flying gear had ever seen it.
"Love Stories"
Mary Roberts Rinehart
It was after they had gone that the Chief emerged from the forward stokehole where the trouble was.
"Love Stories"
Mary Roberts Rinehart

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