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cambox

cambox noun: a metal "box" that houses cams, in the same manner that a gearbox houses gears.

Noun

cambox (plural camboxes)

  1. A metal "box" that houses cams, in the same manner that a gearbox houses gears.
    • André took off the cambox covers on a Chapelon and described in detail the action of the valves and the method of setting.1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 149

Forms of cambox

pluralcamboxes

Origin of cambox

From cam + box.

Questions about cambox

What does cambox mean?
Cambox means a metal "box" that houses cams, in the same manner that a gearbox houses gears.
What part of speech is cambox?
Cambox is a noun.
What is the plural of cambox?
The plural of cambox is camboxes.

Words near cambox in the dictionary

  1. camborthid
  2. camborthids
  3. Cambourne
  4. cambouse
  5. cambouses
  6. cambox
  7. camboxes
  8. camboy
  9. camboys
  10. cambozola
  11. Cambra

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