firebox

[ fahyuhr-boks ]

noun
  1. the box or chamber containing the fire of a steam boiler, furnace, etc.

  2. the furnace of a locomotive, where coal, oil, or other fuel is burned to generate steam.

  1. a box or panel with a device for notifying the fire station of an outbreak of fire.

  2. Obsolete. a tinderbox.

Origin of firebox

1
First recorded in 1545–55; fire + box1

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British Dictionary definitions for firebox

firebox

/ (ˈfaɪəˌbɒks) /


noun
  1. the furnace chamber of a boiler in a steam locomotive

  2. an obsolete word for tinderbox

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