noun
- an overheated bearing or axle box on a railroad car
- a small enclosed space filled with smoke, especially marijuana smoke
Usage: railroad terminology
Usage: slang
verb
- to smoke marijuana in an enclosed space to concentrate the smoke
Usage: slang
Examples
- The train was delayed due to a hotbox on one of the freight cars.
- Railroad inspectors use thermal detectors to identify hotboxes before they cause derailments.
- The mechanic discovered the hotbox had damaged the wheel assembly.
- They decided to hotbox the garage while their parents were away.
- The car windows were fogged up after they hotboxed it.
- Don’t hotbox in enclosed spaces without proper ventilation.