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cannon boxes

cannon boxes is the plural of cannon box.

Meaning of cannon box

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

Questions about cannon boxes

What is cannon boxes the plural of?
Cannon boxes is the plural of cannon box.

Words near cannon boxes in the dictionary

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

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