firebox

A noun referring to a chamber or furnace, typically in a steam locomotive, where fuel is burned to generate heat.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a câmara ou fornalha, geralmente de uma locomotiva a vapor, onde o combustível é queimado para gerar calor.

1. Combustion chamber C1 formal technical

   A furnace or enclosed space in which fuel is burned, especially in a steam locomotive or boiler.

   • The engineer inspected the firebox for cracks before the journey.
   • Coal was shoveled directly into the locomotive's firebox.
   • The firebox must be cleaned regularly to maintain efficiency.

   🇵🇹Fornalha

   Sinônimos: furnace

• fireboxes plural form
• fireboxes' possessive plural form
• firebox's possessive singular form