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STUFFING BOX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal
Synonyms:
packing box; stuffing box
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stuffing box" is a kind of...):
chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)
Meronyms (parts of "stuffing box"):
packing nut; stuffing nut (a nut used to tighten a stuffing box)