hot boxes
Overheated rail bearings
Hot boxes has several meanings depending on context.
In railroading, a hot box is an overheated axle bearing—a dangerous condition that can cause derailment.
In slang, to hot box is to smoke marijuana in an enclosed space like a car, letting the smoke accumulate: We hot boxed his Honda in the parking lot.
The noun form describes such a session or the space itself.
- insulatedShielded from heat loss
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- keep warmRetain body temperature
- saunaHeated room for sweating
- sweatboxOverheated confined space
confined space · bain-marie · chafing dishes · heat · friction · railcars · wheel bearing · steaming · cooking · thermal · container · lubrication · bearings · temperatures · smokes · kiln · delivery · pizza
hot boxescold storage
Refrigerated preservation space
coolers · refrigerated containers · ice boxes · refrigeration units
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