locker
/ˈlɑ.kɚ/ noun B1- A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers. · The student placed her books in her locker when she arrived at school.
- A lockable cubicle. · She was afraid to come out of the locker.
- A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
- A locking differential.
- A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
- A closet.
- An online storage service for files.
Plural lockers
From the library
“There’s just one more thing, Marilla,” said Anne, with the air of producing the last shot in her locker.
Early on the following morning he commenced the removal of his riches, and ere nightfall the whole of his immense wealth was safely deposited in the compartments of the secret locker.
He said that this key belonged to an old storage locker.
The staff had not opened that specific locker for twenty years.
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