Seatbox

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a box on which a person can sit, for example in a steam locomotive.

    "Purchased by Northern Pacific and renumbered 2626, Four Aces survived until diesels and long after roller bearings on all axles were considered as necessary on a steam locomotive as the engineer's seatbox."

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"Purchased by Northern Pacific and renumbered 2626, Four Aces survived until diesels and long after roller bearings on all axles were considered as necessary on a steam locomotive as the engineer's seatbox."

Etymology

From seat + box.

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