firebox (redirected from fireboxes)

fire·box  (frbks)

n.

1. A chamber, such as the furnace of a steam locomotive, in which fuel is burned.

2. A box containing a fire alarm.

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firebox [ˈfaɪəˌbɒks]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the furnace chamber of a boiler in a steam locomotive

2. an obsolete word for tinderbox

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Noun

1.

firebox - a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. steam locomotive - a locomotive powered by a steam engine