Meaning & use
smokebox
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The chamber at the front of a steam locomotive's boiler where smoke and exhaust gases collect before exiting through the chimney.
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The engineer opened the smokebox door to clear out accumulated ash.
Steam and smoke mixed in the smokebox before being drawn out through the funnel.
A note on using this word
The smokebox also houses the blastpipe, which helps draw air through the fire to keep it burning efficiently.
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