headbox

Meaning

Noun

  • Synonym of headrail
  • 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.
  • The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.

Origin

  • head + box

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