单词 | lockbox |
释义 | lockbox[ lok-boks ] / ˈlɒkˌbɒks / nouna strongbox. a rented post-office box equipped with a lock. Also called lockout box. Television. a closed box, usually fitted with a lock, containing electronic equipment to unscramble cable television pictures for subscribers only: used especially to prevent children from watching programs with explicit sexual content. Origin of lockboxAn Americanism dating back to 1870–75; lock1 + box1 Words nearby lockboxloci, lock, lockable, lockage, lock bay, lockbox, lockdown, Locke, Lockean, locked bowels, locked in Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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