storage locker
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ ˈlɒkər/
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- In the basement, sandwiched between the cobwebbed storage lockers and the rack of rusted gardening tools, three washer-dryer sets pressed up against a dank section of wall.
- rented a storage locker
- empty storage locker
- open a storage locker
So they went to their storage lockers and all gathered their extra furniture, gave me pots and pans, blankets, everything.
- So they went to their storage lockers and all gathered their extra furniture, gave me pots and pans, blankets, everything.
- He he has a storage locker for he collects merchandise.
Examples
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Adam drags the last 50-pound bag of flour into a self-storage locker and pulls down the sliding door, which he padlocks.
Fiction book (1999) -
He knew the room by heart and easily found a flashlight, then a first-aid kit, inside a storage locker.
Fiction book (1999) -
I had to go to the storage locker to get the suit--
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We do have the money, but it's not in a car; it's in a storage locker.
Fiction book (1991) -
Everyone who lived there had to keep their possessions outside in large storage lockers.
Fiction book (2002) -
I packed away a lifetime's worth of belongings and memories in a storage locker near my parents' home.
Fiction book (1992) -
Under our condos is a community basement with storage lockers that are 4x4x10.
Blog text (15) -
So they went to their storage lockers and all gathered their extra furniture, gave me pots and pans, blankets, everything.
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The food storage lockers under the Tavern are versatile—they have to be—so we reprogrammed one of those.
Fiction book (2002) -
She opened her storage locker at the gym to retrieve her workout clothes.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small locked box for keeping personal things at places like schools or gyms
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3.3
A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
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2.8
A secure metal box in a bank where people keep valuables
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2.0
A small box in the front of a car for keeping papers and small things
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4.0
A fireproof metal box at a bank for keeping valuable things like documents or jewelry
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5.8
A strong metal box that is often kept at a bank to hold valuable things safely
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4.8
A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack
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5.3
A small chest that sits at the end of a bed to store personal things
A large storage compartment under cockpit seats on a boat for storing things like life jackets
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'storage' (a place for holding items) and 'locker' (a lockable compartment); together they denote a lockable compartment used for storage. This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common semantic combinatory patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Storage locker is a plain phrase made from storage (keeping things) and locker (a small box with a lock). In places like train stations, schools, and gyms people left bags in these small locked boxes, so the phrase now means 'a small compartment with a lock' for personal things.