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cannon box

cannon box noun: a type of enclosure for axle bearings.

Noun

cannon box (plural cannon boxes)

  1. A type of enclosure for axle bearings.
    • The outermost non-driven axle forms a pony truck within the bogie frame, with its bearings in a cannon box.1959 June, “The first "Peak" class 2,300 h.p. diesel-electric locomotive for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 296

Forms of cannon box

pluralcannon boxes

Questions about cannon box

What does cannon box mean?
Cannon box means a type of enclosure for axle bearings.
What part of speech is cannon box?
Cannon box is a noun.
What is the plural of cannon box?
The plural of cannon box is cannon boxes.

Words near cannon box in the dictionary

  1. cannon balls
  2. cannon bit
  3. cannon bits
  4. cannon bone
  5. cannon bones
  6. cannon box
  7. cannon boxes
  8. cannon cocker
  9. cannon cockers
  10. Cannon County
  11. cannon cracker

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