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axle-box

axle-box is the alternative spelling of axlebox.

Meaning of axlebox

Noun

axlebox (plural axleboxes)

  1. A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.
  2. The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle.
    • The bogies, which have been specially designed to enable the vehicles to travel at express speeds have single bolster suspension and roller bearing axleboxes.1961 October, “Car carriage by rail - at home and abroad: 1. New B.R. "covered wagons"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 594

Forms of axle-box

pluralaxle-boxes

Questions about axle-box

What is axle-box the alternative spelling of?
Axle-box is the alternative spelling of axlebox.

Words near axle-box in the dictionary

  1. axle stands
  2. axle teeth
  3. axle tooth
  4. axle weight
  5. axle weights
  6. axle-box
  7. axle-boxes
  8. axle-driven
  9. axle-hung
  10. axle-tree
  11. axlebox

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