axlebox

English

Alternative forms

• axle-box, axle box

Etymology

Compound of axle +‎ box.

Noun

axlebox (plural axleboxes)

1. A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.
2. The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle.
   • 1961 October, “Car carriage by rail - at home and abroad: 1. New B.R. "covered wagons"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 594:

     The bogies, which have been specially designed to enable the vehicles to travel at express speeds have single bolster suspension and roller bearing axleboxes.

Translations

a bushing in the hub of a wheel

• Greek:

  Ancient: χνόη f (khnóē)