spring box
spring box noun: a small compartment or box built over or placed into running water so that containers of perishable foods (milk, etc) inside it are kept cool, a traditional method of refrigeration. Also the alternative spelling of spring-box.
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Noun
spring box (plural spring boxes)
- A small compartment or box built over or placed into running water so that containers of perishable foods (milk, etc) inside it are kept cool, a traditional method of refrigeration.
- Springs […] formed where groundwater was pushed up to the surface as a result of differences in slope in the shallow aquifers. […] Ollice's spring surfaced on a hillside beneath the roots of a giant white oak. It flowed into a cypress-encased spring box where fresh milk was stored in the cold water...2022, Kelby Ouchley, Bayou D’Arbonne Swamp: A Naturalist’s Memoir of Place, page 65
Also used as
spring box is also the alternative spelling of spring-box.
Forms of spring box
| plural | spring boxes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | springbox |
Origin of spring box
From spring + box.
Questions about spring box
- What does spring box mean?
- Spring box means a small compartment or box built over or placed into running water so that containers of perishable foods (milk, etc) inside it are kept cool, a traditional method of refrigeration.
- What part of speech is spring box?
- Spring box is a noun.
- What is the plural of spring box?
- The plural of spring box is spring boxes.
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