Junction box

/dʒˈʌŋkʃən bˈɒks/

/dʒˈʌŋkʃən bˈɑːks/

[noun]

Junction box

[NOUN]

a general-purpose electrical box used to house wire connections and protect them from external elements

Examples

1. We've got stuff coming out of electrical junction boxes.

2. By the way the lid of the junction box tells you how many connectors and what kind of wire is allowed in there.

3. So the sum total of the nervous system I call the junction box, so all these senses-- our vision, touch, feel, sound, taste, smell, with the obvious various organs.

4. Jason: You can see how it centers around the little junction box here.