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Definition of Outlet box
1. Noun. (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outlet Box
Literary usage of Outlet box
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1909)
"47 shows a typical form of outlet-box for bracket or ceiling outlets of the
universal type. When it is desired to make an opening for the conduits, ..."
2. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by Nathan Clarke Johnson, George Albert Hool (1920)
"The conduit is bent and inserted into the outlet box which ... Undoubtedly the
best practice, however, is to fasten the outlet box to the forms before the ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"34 shows an outlet for a fixture or bracket where the outlet box is mounted
against a brick wall. In this case the outlet is for electric light only, ..."
4. Wiring of Finished Buildings: A Practical Treatise, Dealing with the by Terrell Croft (1915)
"Installing an outlet box for Flexible Metallic Conduit in a Furred Ceiling (Fig
... Supporting outlet box on a furred ceiling. 140. Placing the outlet boxes ..."
5. Wiring of Finished Buildings: A Practical Treatise, Dealing with the by Terrell Croft (1915)
"A cavity is cut for the metal outlet box (all conductors in brick walls must be
... Flexible steel armored conduit is then connected to an outlet box, ..."
6. American Electricians' Handbook: A Reference Book for Practical Electrical by Terrell Croft (1913)
"Each conduit run in an installation must terminate in an accessible outlet box.
Outlet plates are thinner than boxes and are used where the installation of ..."
7. Cyclopedia of Engineering: A General Reference Work on Steam Boilers, Pumps edited by Louis Derr (1910)
"The advantages of the universal type of outlet-box are that one form of box will
serve for any ordinary conditions, the openings being made according to the ..."
8. American Electricians' Handbook: A Reference Book for Practical Electrical by Terrell Croft (1921)
"Each conduit run in an installation must terminate in an accessible outlet box.
Outlet plates are thinner than boxes and are used where the installation of ..."
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