seatbox
seatbox noun: a box on which a person can sit, for example in a steam locomotive.
Noun
seatbox (plural seatboxes)
- a box on which a person can sit, for example in a steam locomotive.
- Purchased by Northern Pacific and renumbered 2626, Four Aces survived until diesels and long after roller bearings on all axles were considered as necessary on a steam locomotive as the engineer's seatbox.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 6
- On his seatbox in the rocking locomotive cab, the engineer tooled his steel monster with expert skill, braking on the curves, dropping the reverse bar down the quadrant and widening the throttle on the grades, …2012, Bradford Scott, Texas Terror, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
Forms of seatbox
| plural | seatboxes |
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Origin of seatbox
From seat + box.
Questions about seatbox
- What does seatbox mean?
- Seatbox means a box on which a person can sit, for example in a steam locomotive.
- What part of speech is seatbox?
- Seatbox is a noun.
- What is the plural of seatbox?
- The plural of seatbox is seatboxes.
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