Meaning

4 senses
  1. A phreaking device that generates tones to simulate the insertion of coins into a payphone, thus enabling the user to make illegitimate free calls.

  2. (UK)A secure briefcase-like box used by ministers in the British government to carry their documents.

  3. (US)A safe located at a nuclear installation containing launch codes.

  4. (US, informal)A "tornado watch" notification, indicating that conditions might lead to a tornado though none has yet been sighted.

    See also: severe thunderstorm watch

Examples

10 sentences
  1. She put all her jewels into a little red box.

    ruОна положила все свои драгоценности в маленькую красную коробочку.

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  2. I could see the red box on the top shelf, but I couldn't reach it.

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  3. The toys are hidden in the red box.

    ruИгрушки спрятаны в красной коробке.

    deDie Spielsachen sind in der roten Kiste versteckt.

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  4. There are brown rocks in the red box.

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  5. Tom has a red box.

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Forms

plural: red boxes
Singularred box
Pluralred boxes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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