Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stoutly made box or safe in which valuables are deposited.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A box of rigid and durable construction fitted with a lock, used for the purpose of protecting valuable items, such as jewelry or money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sturdy box with alock for keepingvaluables in.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked
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Examples
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The strongbox is not large enough that a computer fit in it. (old English) the strongbox is not large enough that a computer would fit in it. (new English)
Quepa 2008
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The strongbox is not large enough that a computer fit in it. (old English) the strongbox is not large enough that a computer would fit in it. (new English)
Quepa 2008
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The strongbox is not large enough that a computer fit in it. (old English) the strongbox is not large enough that a computer would fit in it. (new English)
Quepa 2008
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The strongbox is not large enough that a computer fit in it. (old English) the strongbox is not large enough that a computer would fit in it. (new English)
Quepa 2008
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Curled on the lid of the strongbox was a jet rosary, its small crucifix shining in the moonlight.
Sharpe's Rifles Cornwell, Bernard 1988
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Inside the strongbox were the stolen secrets of the Meddlers: the answers he’d been seeking since he’d woken, devoid of memory, in an entombed city months before.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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Inside the strongbox were the stolen secrets of the Meddlers: the answers he’d been seeking since he’d woken, devoid of memory, in an entombed city months before.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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Child, knowledge is a treasury and your heart its strongbox.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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At that time Allison was performing with his group "Man Size Safe," a tongue in cheek reference to a strongbox reportedly kept in then Vice President Dick Cheney's office.
Ralph A. Miriello: Contemporary Bassist & Composer Ben Allison Plays Carnegie Hall Ralph A. Miriello 2012
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At that time Allison was performing with his group "Man Size Safe," a tongue in cheek reference to a strongbox reportedly kept in then Vice President Dick Cheney's office.
Ralph A. Miriello: Contemporary Bassist & Composer Ben Allison Plays Carnegie Hall Ralph A. Miriello 2012
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