/hot"boks'/ , n. Railroads.
a journal box overheated by excessive friction of an axle as a result of inadequate lubrication or the presence of foreign matter.
Also, hot box .
[ 1835-45; HOT + BOX 1 ]
/hot"boks'/ , n. Railroads.
a journal box overheated by excessive friction of an axle as a result of inadequate lubrication or the presence of foreign matter.
Also, hot box .
[ 1835-45; HOT + BOX 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012