smokebox

English

Etymology

smoke +‎ box

Noun

smokebox (plural smokeboxes)

1. A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.

Diagram of a steam locomotive. Smokebox is #4.

Translations

chamber before chimney

• French: boîte à fumée (fr) f
• Greek: καπνοθάλαμος (el) m (kapnothálamos)
• Polish: dymnica f
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• Swedish: sotskåp (sv) n, rökskåp n