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box

pit lane, box

noun BOHKS Rare

Origin: From English 'box'.

Also means

boxing (the sport)

Usage Note

Box entered Spanish from English and appears in several contexts: Formula 1 pit areas (entrar al box means to pit), hospital bays, and, in much of Latin America, the sport of boxing. The plural is boxes. It is masculine: el box, los boxes.

Examples

"El piloto entró al box para repostar."

Natural Translation

The driver entered the pit lane to refuel.

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