oilbox

See also: oil box

English

Etymology

From oil +‎ box.

Noun

oilbox (plural oilboxes)

  1. A container or reservoir for lubricating oil.
    • 1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, pages 211, 212:
      The coupled axleboxes are fed at the crown by feeds from the engine oil mechanical lubricator, and this eliminates the large multi-feed oilboxes previously fitted in the cab. […] Small auxiliary oilboxes with trimming feeds supply the axlebox guides and also the piston rod swab-boxes.
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