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stokehold

fire·room
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahyuh r-room, -roo m]
    • /ˈfaɪərˌrum, -ˌrʊm/
    • /ˈstəʊkhəʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahyuh r-room, -roo m]
    • /ˈfaɪərˌrum, -ˌrʊm/

Definitions of stokehold word

  • noun stokehold Also, stokehold [stohk-hohld] /ˈstoʊkˌhoʊld/ (Show IPA). fireroom. 1
  • noun stokehold a hole in a furnace through which the fire is stoked. 1
  • noun stokehold a coal bunker for a ship's furnace 0
  • noun stokehold the hold for a ship's boilers; fire room 0
  • noun stokehold a room in which the boilers are stoked on a ship 0
  • noun stokehold stokehole (sense 2) 0

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Origin of stokehold

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; Americanism

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Parts of speech for Stokehold

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stokehold popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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