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Definition of "engine-room" []

  • The room or apartment of a vessel in which the engines are placed. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "engine-room" in a sentence
  • "However, the inspection, conducted through contractors, found some issues requiring attention—namely, engine-room components dirty with oil."
  • "“Ring off,” Captain MacElrath commanded in his slow thick voice; and the third officer worked the lever of the engine-room telegraph."
  • "We battened down the engine-room hatch, and the sea rose to it and over it and climbed perilously near to the cabin companion-way and skylight."