lunchbox
/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/ noun C2- A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
- A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat. · Jack was carrying his lunchbox with him.
- A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
- A simple portable transmitter sometimes used in phreaking.
- A cocktail made with beer, orange juice, and almond liqueur.
- A person seen as weak and disposable who could easily be sacrificed without much guilt or afterthought.
Plural lunchboxes
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They are known as dabbawalas, which roughly translates to the lunchbox men.
They use a simple color code painted on the metal lunchboxes to organize everything.
The lunchbox men almost never make a mistake, despite the chaotic city traffic.
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