axle box
Noun
Meaning
A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.
The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
axle-box
Synonyms
bush
box
journal box
hot box
axial bearing
axle bearing
axle bearings
hot axle box
axle boxes
axlebox bearing
hot axle box detector
in these boxes
in those boxes
in those crates
at the checkout
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The axle box suspension usually consists of a spring between the bogie frame and axle bearings to permit up-and-down movement, and sliders to prevent lateral movement.
It was a heavy, cast-steel design weighing about convert, citation with sealed roller bearings on the axle ends, avoiding the need to maintain axle box oil levels.