单词：hypocausts
(hypocaust 的复数) n. 火坑式供暖, 热坑
plural of hypocaust
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.
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.