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Word: hotbox (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...World." No gypsy could crave more items that can be folded out, inflated, worn or comfortably toted. "Body extensions"-notions to be worn by people on the move-include the "Toot-a-Loop" radio, which twists around the arm like a snake. The sauna bodysuit promises to create a hotbox effect merely by being hooked up to a portable hair dryer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Portable World | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

...clear; the sun backlights the Manzano Mountains to the east. The train climbs continually to the Continental Divide crossing at Gonzales. "Back in the days of hand-fired steam locomotives, we were real glad to get here," says Ray Derksen, acting train master at Gallup. Derksen points out a hotbox detector at trackside, an infrared gadget that spots defective wheel bearings; one installation can cost as much as $50,000, but a single derailment caused by a hot box can be much more expensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fast Freight: Across the U.S. on Super C | 7/19/1971 | See Source »

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