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.

Compartment in which steamer's fires are tended.

(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired