blue box

1. (Canada, UK)A blue container used for the collection of household waste (such as tin cans and newspapers) for recycling by a municipal authority.

2. (historical)An electronic device used to bypass payment on a tone pulse telephone system.

3. (US, informal)A "tornado watch" notification category.

   See also: severe thunderstorm watch

4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, box.

1. Be very careful with that blue box.

   deSei vorsichtig mit der blauen Kiste! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Do you have the blue box?

   ruСиняя коробка у тебя? — marafon

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3. There are green rocks in the blue box.

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4. There are green rocks in the sky-blue box.

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5. Bring that blue box in my garden!

   ruПринесите эту синюю коробку в мой сад! — Balamax

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