STUFFING BOX

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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