journal box

noun

, Machinery.

1. a box or housing for a journal and its bearing.

journal box

noun

1. machinery a case enclosing or supporting a journal, often used as a means of retaining the lubricant

Word History and Origins

Origin of journal box¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Investigators determined that wreck resulted from an overheated journal box that caused an axle to snap.

From MSNBC

Investigators later concluded that the journal box had burned off and an axle snapped at high speeds.

From MSNBC

The main spindle at the front end works in a journal box c, that is cylindrical to fit the headstock, but double coned within to afford journal bearing to the spindle a.

From Project Gutenberg

The cast-iron shoes which serve as guides for the journal boxes also act as spacers between the pedestal plates.

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For the test the front pedestals, which held the journal boxes of the leading wheels, were cut off and a Bissell pony truck was substituted.

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