Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stokehole \Stoke"hole`\, n.
   The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front
   of the furnace, where the stokers stand.

Source : WordNet®

stokehole
     n : (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a
         ship are stoked or fired [syn: {stokehold}, {fireroom}]