Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoker-fired

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: stok-er--fired
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the firebox or furnace of a steam boiler, fed with coal by a mechanical stoker.

Example Sentences

"For successful and efficient operation, mechanical stokers must be fed with suitable coal. This has been proved time and again in all countries where stoker-fired engines are used."

Questions

What does stoker-fired mean?: Of the firebox or furnace of a steam boiler, fed with coal by a mechanical stoker.

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