locked room

collocation in English

meaningsoflockandroom

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lock
noun
uk
/lɒk/us
/lɑːk/
a device that prevents something such as a door from being opened and can only be opened with ...
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room
noun
uk
/ruːm/us
/ruːm/
a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, ...
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(Definition oflockandroomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocked room

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This was very embarrassing to them, and they kept it in a locked cupboard in alockedroom.
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In a poll of 17 detective story writers and reviewers, this novel was voted as the fourth bestlockedroommystery of all time.
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In a poll of 17 mystery writers and reviewers, this novel was voted as the tenth bestlockedroommystery of all time.
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This version has been cited as an ancestor of thelockedroommystery.
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This access does not require warrants and the direct access wire is often equipment in alockedroom.
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A piano is heard from inside alockedroomwhen no one is inside.
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He is compelled to approach the angel on the other side of the glass window, but can not get out of thelockedroom.
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It is notable as an early example of thelockedroommystery subgenre.
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She now assists the police to gain entry to the house and thelockedroom.
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It is also the firstlockedroommystery in detective fiction.
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The crime in question typically involves a crime scene that no intruder could have entered or left, e.g., alockedroom.
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He was a master of thelockedroommystery, in which a detective solves apparently impossible crimes.
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She leaves them tied up inside alockedroom.
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Inside thelockedroom, she finds herself trapped together with the rest of the team.
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