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smokebox

UK/ˈsməʊkbɒks/

smokebox noun: a chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.

smokebox: a chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney
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Noun

smokebox (plural smokeboxes)

  1. A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.
    • […] with this arrangement the cylinders are cast separately from the saddle, and bolted to the frames on each side with a fabricated stiffener between the frames. This stiffener is carried up to form the saddle for the smokebox, and within it is fitted the exhaust pipes from the cylinders to the...1944 November and December, “Modified G.W.R. "Hall" Class Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 350

Forms of smokebox

pluralsmokeboxes

Origin of smokebox

From smoke + box.

Questions about smokebox

What does smokebox mean?
Smokebox means a chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.
What part of speech is smokebox?
Smokebox is a noun.
How do you pronounce smokebox?
Smokebox is pronounced /ˈsməʊkbɒks/ (UK).
What is the plural of smokebox?
The plural of smokebox is smokeboxes.

Words near smokebox in the dictionary

  1. smokeasy
  2. smokeball
  3. smokeballs
  4. smokeblower
  5. smokeblowers
  6. smokebox
  7. smokeboxes
  8. smokebush
  9. smokebushes
  10. smokechaser
  11. smokechasers

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