journal box

American

noun

Machinery.

a box or housing for a journal and its bearing.

journal box British

noun

machinery a case enclosing or supporting a journal, often used as a means of retaining the lubricant

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Etymology

Origin of journal box

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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Investigators determined that wreck resulted from an overheated journal box that caused an axle to snap.

From MSNBC

Investigators later concluded that the journal box had burned off and an axle snapped at high speeds.

From MSNBC

This mixture is especially suitable for journal boxes or bearings.

From Project Gutenberg

The cast-iron shoes which serve as guides for the journal boxes also act as spacers between the pedestal plates.

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For the test the front pedestals, which held the journal boxes of the leading wheels, were cut off and a Bissell pony truck was substituted.

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