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hotbox

American  
[hot-boks] / ˈhɒtˌbɒks /
Or hot box

noun

Railroads.
  1. a journal box overheated by excessive friction of an axle as a result of inadequate lubrication or the presence of foreign matter.


Etymology

Origin of hotbox

First recorded in 1835–45; hot + box 1


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The company said it would install 200 more hotbox detectors along its rail lines to fill gaps in a network of safety devices designed to catch overheating wheel bearings before they cause a derailment.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2023

“Why in the world would they want to call him a liar and try to hotbox him and embarrass him?”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2021

CAPA, as it’s called, was a hotbox of ingenuity and genuine success.

From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021

That Tesfaye would leave behind his introverted, hotbox R&B for arena-sized, Max Martin-assisted pop for 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness also referenced Swift’s ambitious pop glow-up in the preceding years.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2019

"Yeah?—and just how do you live on that hotbox without being contaminated?"

From Noble Redman by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

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