metal boxes
Tin storage vessels
Metal boxes are rigid containers made from metal, used for storage, shipping, or protection.
The term is generic and descriptive rather than a fixed phrase—any box made of metal qualifies: She kept her jewelry in a small metal box, The tools were shipped in metal boxes.
Specific types have their own names: lockbox, strongbox, toolbox, cash box.
- tinElement fifty, Sn
- tin canSealed metal food container
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- containerThing for storing items
- crateContainer for transport
safe · locker · strongbox · toolbox · tool chest · cash · lockbox · lock and key · trunk · storage · aluminum · rust · hinged · latch · padlock · ammo · ammo can · tackle
- safe deposit boxesbank vaults, vaults, keys, locks, vault doors
- metalworkblacksmithing, gilding, silversmithing, enamel, metalsmithing
metal boxescardboard boxes
Rigid paper containers
wooden crates · paper bags · plastic containers · glass jars · ceramic vessels
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