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Meaning of smokebox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsməʊkbɒks

Definitions

A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά καπνοθάλαμος
Suomi savupesä
Français boîte à fumée
Polski dymnica

Examples

“[…] with this arrangement the cylinders are cast separately from the saddle, and bolted to the frames on each side with a fabricated stiffener between the frames. This stiffener is carried up to form the saddle for the smokebox, and within it is fitted the exhaust pipes from the cylinders to the blast pipe.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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