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airbox

noun

Etymology

From air + box.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā✻
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup”
  7. compounded as airbox — “air + box”

Definitions

  1. The chamber in a car or motorcycle engine that draws in air and distributes it to the…

    The chamber in a car or motorcycle engine that draws in air and distributes it to the carburettors.

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