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hotbox

/ˈhɒtbɒks/

/ˈhɑːtbɑːks/

Translations

hotboxnoun

hotboxes

/ˈhɒtbɒks/

/ˈhɑːtbɑːks/

горячая коробка

The mechanic checked the hotbox for any signs of overheating.

Механик проверил горячую коробку на наличие признаков перегрева.

Synonyms

smoking chamber

vaporizer

steam room

sauna

hotboxverb

hotboxed

Past Simple

hotboxed

Past Participle

hotboxing

Gerund

/ˈhɒtbɒks/

/ˈhɑːtbɑːks/

курить

They decided to hotbox the car before the concert.

Они решили покурить в машине перед концертом.

Synonyms

hotboxadjective

Used attributively before a noun, e.g. hotbox detector, hotbox session.

Definitions

hotboxnoun

A small, enclosed space or container that is heated to a high temperature.

The chef used a hotbox to keep the food warm before serving it to the guests.

The practice of smoking cannabis (or another drug) in a confined space so that the smoke builds up and intensifies the effect.

A quick hotbox in the bathroom left the whole group laughing uncontrollably.

A lineside sensor on a railway that detects overheated wheel bearings on passing trains.

A wayside hotbox alerted the engineer to a dangerously warm axle.

An overheated wheel bearing on a railroad car.

The freight train was halted because one of the boxcars had a hotbox.

hotboxverb

To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space, causing the smoke to accumulate and intensify the effects.

They decided to hotbox the car before heading to the concert.

Of a wheel bearing: to become or cause to become dangerously overheated.

The axle hotboxed after fifty miles, forcing the crew to stop for repairs.

hotboxadjective

Relating to hotboxing or to a heated container; used before another noun.

They installed a new hotbox detector along the main line.