safecracking
Breaking into vaults
Safecracking is the act of breaking into a safe or vault, typically to steal its contents.
The term applies whether the method involves drilling, explosives, lock manipulation, or electronic bypass.
A safecracker may be a professional thief or a locksmith called to open a safe whose combination has been lost: The heist film featured an elaborate safecracking sequence.
Organized large-scale theft
- burglarOne who breaks in
- thiefOne who steals
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- robberyTheft through intimidation
break-in · loot · getaway · accomplice · fence · score · caper · job
Joining of multiple elements
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- lockpickingOpening locks without keys
drilling · scoping · punching · peeling · torch · stethoscope · spindle · bypass
British intelligence agent
- Ocean's ElevenCasino heist caper
- spyCovert information gatherer
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- casinoFacility for wagering
laser · gadget · hacker · Mission Impossible · suspense · tuxedo · montage · tension
heist
Organized large-scale theft
robbery · break-in · loot · getaway · accomplice · fence · score · caper · job · mastermind
combination
Joining of multiple elements
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
lockpicking · drilling · scoping · punching · peeling · torch · stethoscope · spindle · bypass · decoding
James Bond
British intelligence agent
- Ocean's ElevenCasino heist caper
- spyCovert information gatherer
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
casino · laser · gadget · hacker · Mission Impossible · suspense · tuxedo · montage · tension · dramatic
championship
Competition for top rank
- contestOrganized competitive event
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
hobbyist · demonstration · skill · precision · dexterity · patience · listening · tactile · feedback · training
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- heistsheist, bank job, bank heist, bank robbery, art heist
- historical crimehighway robbery, pickpocketing, burglary, arson, piracy
- lockspadlock, deadbolt, keys, bolt lock, padlocks
- fine motortyping, sewing, knitting, origami, threading
safecrackinglocksmithing
Lock repair trade
fortification · encryption · bank security · safeguarding · asset protection
safe, crack, safety, unsafe, cracked, safeguard, crackers, cracker, safely