noun
- plural of hotbox: overheated bearings or axles on railway cars
- plural of hotbox: enclosed spaces filled with smoke, especially from marijuana
Usage: railway terminology
Usage: slang
verb
- third person singular present of hotbox: to smoke marijuana in an enclosed space
Usage: slang
Examples
- The train inspector checked for hotboxes during the routine maintenance stop.
- Several hotboxes were detected by the thermal sensors along the track.
- The mechanic repaired the damaged hotboxes on the freight car.
- He hotboxes his car every weekend with his friends.
- The garage became one of those hotboxes after they lit up.