Stuffing Box (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Machinery.
  1. a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
noun
  1. a small chamber in which an annular packing is compressed around a reciprocating or rotating rod or shaft to form a seal
Stuffing Box (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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