Meaning Of The Word Stuffing box
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Stuffing box Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Stuffing box?
stuffing box in American English
a chamber that holds packing tightly around a moving part, as a piston rod, boat propeller shaft, etc., to prevent leakage of fluid along the part noun: a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc stuffing box in British English noun: a small chamber in which an annular packing is compressed around a reciprocating or rotating rod or shaft to form a seal |
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