engine room

noun

: a room (as on a steamer) in which an engine is located

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for engine room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume