STUFFING BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stuffing box mean? 

• STUFFING BOX (noun)
  The noun STUFFING BOX has 1 sense:

1. a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal

  Familiarity information: STUFFING BOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STUFFING BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

packing box; stuffing box

Hypernyms ("stuffing box" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

Meronyms (parts of "stuffing box"):

packing nut; stuffing nut (a nut used to tighten a stuffing box)