Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Secure against burglary.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Constructed so as to be capable of resisting the attempts of burglars, as a safe or a building.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective secure against burglary.
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- adjective as
secure as possible againstburglary
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective secure against burglary
Etymologies
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Examples
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His city house is of the spick and span order, and he evinces a great interest in burglarproof devices.
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His city house is of the spick and span order, and he evinces a great interest in burglarproof devices.
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Miss Tabbet was the local schoolteacher who lived in a neat bungalow outside the village and whose home had so far appeared burglarproof.
Death of a Charming Man Beaton, M. C. 1994
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Miss Tabbet was the local schoolteacher who lived in a neat bungalow outside the village and whose home had so far appeared burglarproof.
Death of a Charming Man Beaton, M. C. 1994
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The front has a chipped red-bordered door covered with rusted burglarproof mesh.
The Kitchen God's wife Tan, Amy 1991
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No, this place is burglarproof just the way it is.
The Kitchen God's wife Tan, Amy 1991
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Through the new lock—a dead bolt, supposed to be burglarproof.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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Through the new lock—a dead bolt, supposed to be burglarproof.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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Through the new lock—a dead bolt, supposed to be burglarproof.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kellerman 1987
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While no lock is burglarproof, a responsible store owner wouldn't leave at night without locking every door and window.
TechWeb 2009
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