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axlebox

axlebox noun: a bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.

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 axlebox

pluralaxleboxes
alternative formaxle-box
alternative formaxle box

Origin of axlebox

Compound of axle + box.

Questions about axlebox

What does axlebox mean?
Axlebox means a bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.
What part of speech is axlebox?
Axlebox is a noun.
What is the plural of axlebox?
The plural of axlebox is axleboxes.

Words near axlebox in the dictionary

  1. axle-box
  2. axle-boxes
  3. axle-driven
  4. axle-hung
  5. axle-tree
  6. axlebox
  7. axleboxes
  8. axled
  9. axleguard
  10. axleguards
  11. axleless

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