English Explanatory Dictionary

headbox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of headrail.
  2. A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
  3. The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.

Word forms

headbox headboxes

Etymology

From head + box.

Synonyms

headrail
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