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axleboxes

axleboxes is the plural 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

Questions about axleboxes

What is axleboxes the plural of?
Axleboxes is the plural of axlebox.

Words near axleboxes in the dictionary

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

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