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ripple box

ripple box noun: a kind of box placed in water to collect heavier particles that could later be panned for gold.

Noun

ripple box (plural ripple boxes)

  1. (historical) A kind of box placed in water to collect heavier particles that could later be panned for gold.

Forms of ripple box

pluralripple boxes

Questions about ripple box

What does ripple box mean?
Ripple box means a kind of box placed in water to collect heavier particles that could later be panned for gold.
What part of speech is ripple box?
Ripple box is a noun.
What is the plural of ripple box?
The plural of ripple box is ripple boxes.

Words near ripple box in the dictionary

  1. Rippingale
  2. rippingly
  3. rippingness
  4. rippings
  5. ripple
  6. ripple box
  7. ripple boxes
  8. ripple carries
  9. ripple carry
  10. ripple effect
  11. ripple effects

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