cookstove

noun

cook·​stove ˈku̇k-ˌstōv How to pronounce cookstove (audio)
: a stove for cooking

Examples of cookstove in a Sentence

a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment
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In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke. Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Eighteen years later, as secretary of state in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, Clinton supported an ambitious effort to put energy-efficient, environmentally friendly cookstoves in the kitchens of 100 million poor women around the world. Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016 The panel also discussed a new CGI commitment to create a global market for clean cookstoves by the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Foundation, the World Food Program, Royal Dutch Shell, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other public and private partners. Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010 And when the same space is used for cooking, living and sleeping, the entire family is exposed to cookstove fumes. Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cookstove 

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cookstove was in 1820

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“Cookstove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookstove. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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cookstove

noun
cook·​stove -ˌstōv How to pronounce cookstove (audio)
: a stove for cooking
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