What does mechanical stoker mean?

mechanical stoker

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

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"These boats maintain a speed of 21 knots and were built for coal firing, with mechanical stokers."
"But let us say that No. U.1 is a 4-6-4 fitted with Walschaerts valve gear operating piston valves, and a four-cylinder compound, with coupled wheels of 6ft 7in diameter. The boiler is pressed at 290 lb/sq in, the grate is of 56 sq ft and, for the pleasure of the enginemen, there is an American "Standard" mechanical stoker."

mechanical stokers (plural)

stoker-fired

stoker-fired

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