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safety-deposit box

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Banking
ˈsafety-deposit ˌbox (also safe-deposit box) noun [countable]  BFBa small box used for storing valuable objects, usually kept in a special room in a bank 〔银行里的〕贵重物品存放箱,银行保险箱
Examples from the Corpus
safety-deposit boxHer solicitor had said it might fit a safety-deposit box at the Venetian bank.The old woman had a safety-deposit box in a bank somewhere, but Zbigniew did not know where.He kept the film in his safety-deposit box.
ˈsafety-deposit ˌbox nounChineseSyllable
used for valuable Corpus objects, small storing usually box a


safety-deposit box
ˈsafety-deposit ˌbox (also safe-deposit box) noun [countable]
a small box used for storing valuable objects, usually kept in a special room in a bank