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engine room

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engine room
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a place where engines are housed, esp on a ship
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Noun1.engine roomengine room - a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
engineering
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Translations
engine room n (Naut) → sala f macchine inv
engine room n (Naut) → sala f macchine inv


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From the engine room companionway came the engineer and stockers, and together we leaped after the balance of the crew and into the hand-to-hand fight that was covering the wet deck with red blood.
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