ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bellbox

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bellbox is a noun meaning A strong metal box that contains the ringing apparatus of an alarm.

Meaning

A strong metal box that contains the ringing apparatus of an alarm.

More Meanings

  1. (mining, historical) A bell-shaped apparatus used to extract broken rods from the bottom of a mine shaft.

Example Sentences

My foreman with his faked assistant had littered the place with all my apparatus, my bellbox, my crowsfoot, the V-drills, the rods, and the weight, but Malone insisted that we disregard all that and descend ourselves to the lowest level.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include strongbox, coinbox, callbox, lockerbox, lockbox, safe.

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