"hellbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hellbox.ogg [Australia] Forms: hellboxes [plural]
Etymology: hell + box Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hell|box}} hell + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} hellbox (plural hellboxes)
  1. (printing, historical) A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-hellbox-en-noun-f9Flkty2 Topics: media, printing, publishing
  2. (military, slang) A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-hellbox-en-noun-bY-3zhaN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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