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Firebox - 2 dictionary results

fire⋅box

[fahyuhr-boks]
–noun
1. the box or chamber containing the fire of a steam boiler, furnace, etc.
2. the furnace of a locomotive, where coal, oil, or other fuel is burned to generate steam.
3. a box or panel with a device for notifying the fire station of an outbreak of fire.
4. Obsolete. a tinderbox.

Origin:
1545–55; fire + box 1
fire·box   (fīr'bŏks')   
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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