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axlebox

noun

Etymology

Compound of axle + 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 axlebox — “axle + box”

Definitions

  1. A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.

  2. The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle.

    • The bogies, which have been specially designed to enable the vehicles to travel at express speeds have single bolster suspension and roller bearing axleboxes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA