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strongroom

strongroom

7.3
A locked, fireproof room that people cannot easily break into to keep valuable things safe
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɔŋˌrum/
  • UK
translation icon : caja fuerte
  • I keep them in the strongroom in the basement.

Examples

  • During the robbery, the thieves could not access the strongroom where the money was stored.

  • I stood at the door of the strongroom watching an overweight marine sergeant feed the stacks of currency into a makeshift fire, the smoke of thousands of dollars filling the corridor.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • He quite took her accuser apart, did he not? "As you say," said I, stepping ahead to lead the way through the door to the court's backstage area, the strongroom, the armory, and Mr. Marsden's alcove with its files and boxes of court records, etc.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The bank's strongroom is equipped with state-of-the-art security features to protect valuable assets.

  • She felt assured that her jewelry was safe in the strongroom behind the thick steel door.

Synonyms

vault
vsstrongroom
238 4.8

A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe

is a reinforced physical room made burglarproof and fireproof for valuables

How Secure

strongroom
  • UK
7.3
bank vault
10 3.5
safe
20 1.0
locker
496 1.0
cupboard
79 1.0

Surface Forms

strongroom singular
strongrooms plural

Morphology

strongroom = strong + room (transparent) = strong + room

The meaning 'a fortified or secure room' is directly deducible from 'strong' + 'room', making the compound readily interpretable by learners.

Etymology

Strongroom comes from two plain English words: strong ('firm, secure') and room ('space'). Think of a strongbox (a small locked box) but for a whole room, so a strongroom is a specially made, very secure room for keeping valuables safe.