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oilbox

oilbox noun: a container or reservoir for lubricating oil.

Noun

oilbox (plural oilboxes)

  1. A container or reservoir for lubricating oil.
    • The coupled axleboxes are fed at the crown by feeds from the engine oil mechanical lubricator, and this eliminates the large multi-feed oilboxes previously fitted in the cab. […] Small auxiliary oilboxes with trimming feeds supply the axlebox guides and also the piston rod swab-boxes.1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, pages 211, 212

Forms of oilbox

pluraloilboxes

Origin of oilbox

From oil + box.

Questions about oilbox

What does oilbox mean?
Oilbox means a container or reservoir for lubricating oil.
What part of speech is oilbox?
Oilbox is a noun.
What is the plural of oilbox?
The plural of oilbox is oilboxes.

Words near oilbox in the dictionary

  1. oilbeans
  2. oilberg
  3. oilbergs
  4. oilbird
  5. oilbirds
  6. oilbox
  7. oilboxes
  8. oilbrush
  9. oilbrushes
  10. oilcake
  11. oilcakes

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