stoker-fired

English

Adjective

stoker-fired (not comparable)

  1. Of the firebox or furnace of a steam boiler, fed with coal by a mechanical stoker.
    • 1959 November, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The British Railways Clas "9" 2-10-0s: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 556:
      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.
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