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.