Fire'-bŏx, n.
n. The chamber of a steam-boiler in which the fire is placed. In a locomotive it is often of copper, surrounded by an iron case, leaving an intervening space for water. [See Illust. of Boiler.]
n. The chamber of a steam-boiler in which the fire is placed. In a locomotive it is often of copper, surrounded by an iron case, leaving an intervening space for water. [See Illust. of Boiler.]