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单词 firebox
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firebox

[ fahyuhr-boks ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌbɒks /

noun

the box or chamber containing the fire of a steam boiler, furnace, etc.
the furnace of a locomotive, where coal, oil, or other fuel is burned to generate steam.
a box or panel with a device for notifying the fire station of an outbreak of fire.
Obsolete. a tinderbox.

Origin of firebox

First recorded in 1545–55; fire + box1

Words nearby firebox

fire blight, fireboard, fireboat, firebomb, fire boss, firebox, firebrand, firebrat, firebreak, firebrick, fire brigade
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British Dictionary definitions for firebox

firebox
/ (ˈfaɪəˌbɒks) /

noun

the furnace chamber of a boiler in a steam locomotive
an obsolete word for tinderbox
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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