CEFR B2

stakehole

noun

Meaning

stakehole means (nautical) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal; a stokehold. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses stakehole to mean (nautical) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal;....
The teacher asked students to find stakehole in the reading.

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stakehole (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses stakehole to mean (nautical) The place in a steamship in which stokers fed the boilers with coal;....
The teacher asked students to find stakehole in the reading.
Check the words around stakehole to choose the right meaning.

How to Use stakehole

a/the stakehole (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a stakehole."
stakehole in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked stakehole in context before translating it."

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