"stoker-fired" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stoker-fired (not comparable)
  1. Of the firebox or furnace of a steam boiler, fed with coal by a mechanical stoker. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-stoker-fired-en-adj-J6WgM2Ll Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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