Box (container)
In Germany, a box is generally a stable, mostly rectangular container with or without a lid for storing objects or certain materials. From this, accommodation for living beings ( nesting box ) or other prominent areas ( sandpit , knuckle box ) are called "boxes".
In Austria and Switzerland the container is called a box (e.g. beer box , tool box instead of box ); For the meanings of box in these countries, see box (disambiguation page).
One differentiates among other things
According to content
- Ash box of a combustion chamber
- Construction kit ("building block kit "), toys, see also: experiment kit
- Mailbox for mail
- Bread bin in the household
- Pencil case , in historical school use
- Belt case , weapon part
- Wheel arch in the car
- Powder box, box shape in the confectionery industry
- Key box
- Ink box , painting utensil
- First aid kit , medical utensil
- Toolbox
- Note box for notes
According to function
- Spawning box , in the aquarium
- Incubator , incubator
- Molding box , in the foundry the solid frame for the casting mold
- God's box, traditional money container in sacred buildings
- Peep box , historical display and viewing device
- Glove box , hermetically sealed container for certain manipulations
- Germination box in malt houses
- Reading box , learning aids
- Magazine box , rifle part
- Calculation box , arithmetic tools
- Beatbox, Chinese musical instrument Zhu
- Sea chest , ship component
- Caisson , hydraulic structure
- Type case , for lead letters in printing
- Junction box , in electrical engineering
According to position or location
- Roof box , component of a house
- Drawbar box , car accessories
- Wall box , part of the building
Figuratively
Web links
Commons : Box - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Box - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
