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junkbox

junkbox noun: a radio operator's collection of miscellaneous equipment.

Noun

junkbox (plural junkboxes)

  1. (CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of miscellaneous equipment.
    • The touch pad and four 7-segment displays are the only other parts that hurt the pocketbook and are not as likely to be in the standard junkbox.1975, 73 Amateur Radio's Technical Journal, numbers 172-177, page 24
    • The trouble is, it often takes considerable juggling of the component values in the circuit around the junkbox semiconductors before your completed project performs as the author's did.1974, NRI Journal, volumes 32-33, page 2

Forms of junkbox

pluraljunkboxes

Origin of junkbox

From junk + box.

Questions about junkbox

What does junkbox mean?
Junkbox means a radio operator's collection of miscellaneous equipment.
What part of speech is junkbox?
Junkbox is a noun.
What is the plural of junkbox?
The plural of junkbox is junkboxes.

Words near junkbox in the dictionary

  1. junkballers
  2. junkballing
  3. junkballs
  4. junkboard
  5. junkboards
  6. junkbox
  7. junkboxes
  8. junkdealer
  9. junkdealers
  10. junkdrawer
  11. junkdrawers

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