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STRONGROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strongroom mean? 

STRONGROOM (noun)
  The noun STRONGROOM has 1 sense:

1. a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are keptplay

  Familiarity information: STRONGROOM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRONGROOM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strongroom" is a kind of...):

storage room; storeroom; stowage (a room in which things are stored)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strongroom"):

bank vault; vault (a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables)


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