hotboxes

Overheated train bearings

Hotboxes is the plural of hotbox, which has several meanings united by containment and heat.

In railroading, a hotbox is an overheated axle bearing that can cause fires or derailment.

In slang, to hotbox is to smoke marijuana in an enclosed space—a car, closet, or tent—letting the smoke accumulate: We hotboxed his Honda in the parking lot.

The noun follows: The garage became a hotbox.

heating

sauna

Heated room for sweating

temperature · humidity · thermal · insulation · sealed · airless · stuffy · stifling · suffocating · overheated

cannabis

smoke-filled

Full of combustion haze

contact high · foggy · hazy · cloudy · ventilation · car · vehicle · closet · bathroom · inhale

Opposites
VENTILATION/ENCLOSURE (slang usage)

hotboxesventilates

Supplies fresh air

airs out · fresh air

thermal function

hotboxescoolers

Insulated containers for chilling

iceboxes · refrigerated containers · ice chests · freezer bags

Family

hotbox, hotboxed, hotboxing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13