Oilbox

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A container or reservoir for lubricating oil.

    "The coupled axleboxes are fed at the crown by feeds from the engine oil mechanical lubricator, and this eliminates the large multi-feed oilboxes previously fitted in the cab. […] Small auxiliary oilboxes with trimming feeds supply the axlebox guides and also the piston rod swab-boxes."

Example

More examples

"The coupled axleboxes are fed at the crown by feeds from the engine oil mechanical lubricator, and this eliminates the large multi-feed oilboxes previously fitted in the cab. […] Small auxiliary oilboxes with trimming feeds supply the axlebox guides and also the piston rod swab-boxes."

Etymology

From oil + box.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.