strongbox
/ˈstrɒŋbɒks
/noun
A small lockable box, typically made of metal, in which valuables may be kept.Here they find a mysterious island where their father has a metal strongbox buried in a ruined outhouse....
- Wastes were also discharged to the river from a paper mill, a hospital, and a strongbox manufacturing factory.
- For Prints, Conner arranged a set of his fingerprints produced at the Palo Alto Police Department along with a strongbox containing file folders.
Synonyms
safe, safety-deposit box, safe-deposit box, coffer, cash box, money box, money chest, locker, repository;
vault, bank