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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. axizilla
  2. axizillas
  3. AXJ
  4. Axl
  5. axle
  6. axle box
  7. axle boxes
  8. axle counter
  9. axle counters
  10. axle guard
  11. axle guards

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