单词：hypocaust
音标：['haipәkɒ:st] ；
n. 火坑式供暖, 热坑
n. A furnace, esp. one connected with a series of small
chambers and flues of tiles or other masonry through which the heat of
a fire was distributed to rooms above. This contrivance, first used in
bath, was afterwards adopted in private houses.
chambers and flues of tiles or other masonry through which the heat of
a fire was distributed to rooms above. This contrivance, first used in
bath, was afterwards adopted in private houses.
词型变化：名词复数形式 : hypocausts