ripple box

noun

A kind of box placed in water to collect heavier particles that could later be panned for gold.

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Meanings

nounripple box (plural ripple boxes)

plural ripple boxes

  1. historicalA kind of box placed in water to collect heavier particles that could later be panned for gold.
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APA

ripple box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripple%20box

MLA

“ripple box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripple%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ripple box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripple%20box.

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