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strong-room
strong·room
/
ˈstrɔŋˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈstrɒŋ-
/
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[
strawng
-room, -r
oo
m,
strong
-
]
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noun
a fireproof, burglarproof
room
in
which
valuables are kept.
Also,
strong room.
Origin:
1755–65;
strong
+
room
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strongroom
(ˈstrɒŋˌruːm, -ˌrʊm)
—
n
a specially designed room in which valuables are locked for safety
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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