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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 kept
Familiarity information: STRONGROOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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