Box-frame
Architecture. a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs.
Building Trades. a window frame with pockets for sash weights.
Historical Examples
True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World Adolphus W. Greely
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- Box-girder
box beam. Historical Examples The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land Gordon Stuart noun a girder that is hollow and square or rectangular in shape (as modifier): a box-girder bridge Also called box beam
- Box-gutter
a gutter set into the slope of a roof above the cornice.
- Boxhaul
to put (a square-rigged sailing vessel) on a new tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing onto the new heading. Historical Examples The Flying Bo’sun Arthur Mason verb (nautical) to bring (a square-rigger) onto a new tack by backwinding the foresails and steering hard round
- Boxhead
a heading, usually atthe top of a page, newspaper column, or column of figures, enclosed in a box formed by rules.
- Boxholder
a person who has rented or subscribed for a box, as at a theatrical performance, sporting event, or the like. a person entitled to receive mail in a specific post-office box.