- hotbox
- noun Date: 1848 a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) overheated by friction
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hotbox — /hot boks /, n. Railroads. a journal box overheated by excessive friction of an axle as a result of inadequate lubrication or the presence of foreign matter. Also, hot box. [1835 45; HOT + BOX1] * * * … Universalium
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hotbox — noun a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated • Hypernyms: ↑journal bearing * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) overheated by friction 2. : sweatbox 2 * * * /hot boks /, n. Railroads. a journa … Useful english dictionary
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