metal detector
Beachcomber's scanning tool
A metal detector is an electronic device that senses the presence of metal objects.
Handheld models sweep over surfaces to locate buried coins, jewelry, or artifacts.
Walk-through metal detectors screen people entering airports, courthouses, and other secure areas.
The metal detector beeped when he forgot to remove his belt.
Element seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- coinsMetal money units
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
relics · cache · buried · hidden · chest · discovery · valuable · riches
Seeking historical objects
- pinpointerPrecision metal-detecting tool
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
digging tool · recovery · ferrous · non-ferrous · conductivity · permission · club · rally
Fine rock particles
- shellsProtective outer layers
- coinsMetal money units
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- beachcombingSearching shores for flotsam
shoreline · tide line · wet sand · dry sand · sunbathers · towels · boardwalk · pier
Act of unearthing
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- digUnearth by shoveling
- siteDesignated location
- ancientVery old indeed
relic · trowel · survey · burial · stratigraphy · potsherd · finds · grid
Element seventy-nine
- nuggetsSmall solid lumps
- panningLateral camera traverse
- placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
prospector · flakes · vein · quartz · lode · sluice · creek · bedrock
gold
Element seventy-nine
hoard · relics · cache · buried · hidden · chest · discovery · valuable · riches · antique
relic hunting
Seeking historical objects
- pinpointerPrecision metal-detecting tool
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
headphones · digging tool · recovery · ferrous · non-ferrous · conductivity · permission · club · rally · signal
sand
Fine rock particles
beachcombing · shoreline · tide line · wet sand · dry sand · sunbathers · towels · boardwalk · pier · swimming area
excavation
Act of unearthing
ancient · relic · trowel · survey · burial · stratigraphy · potsherd · finds · grid · context
gold
Element seventy-nine
claim · prospector · flakes · vein · quartz · lode · sluice · creek · bedrock · black sand
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
inspection · guard · patrol · surveillance · alarm · gate · baggage · conveyor · customs · passenger
- airport securityTSA, TSA agent, security, security checkpoint, screening
- detection methodsradar, sonar, MRI, ultrasound, DNA testing
- event securitybouncer, bodyguard, wristband, credential, badge
- safety checksfire drill, seatbelt check, inspection, x-ray scan, brake test
- security checkpointguard booth, guard shack, sentry post, checkpoint, security desk
- security checksbackground check, body scan, pat down, screening, passport control
metal detectorradiation detector
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