metal box

collocation in English

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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box
noun
uk
/bɒks/us
/bɑːks/
a square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes ...
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(Definition ofmetalandboxfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Harvested forages were sun-dried for 3 d, baled in a locally fabricatedmetalboxbaler, weighed and stored on raised wooden platforms and protected from direct sunlight.
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A rat was place on a pregnant woman's stomach inside ametalbox, which was heated from above.
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Sisko joins the other men in the field, but the opening of ametalboxtakes their attention away from their work.
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After spending two days in ametalboxin a mortuary, he was freed when his cries alerted workers.
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Cards for each set are also made available in collectible tins, containing several booster packs and exclusive promotional cards in ametalbox.
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They eventually reach a place where they encounter a few gangsters with ametalbox.
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She placed it for safekeeping in ametalboxunderneath her bed.
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It was described as grotesque, ametalbox.
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More amenable was baking the plates in air in a moderate oven, usually in a light-tightmetalbox.
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The roadway here is narrow, with two lanes in either direction divided by ametalboxbeam median barrier.
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Just as it sounds, a box is literally a wooden ormetalboxplaced on the mountain whose top is covered with a slippery material.
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The assistant's head is put in a smallmetalboxwith a hole in the front.
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A doorman delivers her family ametalboxfrom the insurance company, the only thing to survive the cabin fire.
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The magnetron emitted microwaves into themetalboxblocking any escape, allowing for controlled and safe experimentation.
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Once they were protected, they set off an explosion with dynamite, which would unearth ametalboxcontaining their next clue.
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Behind the tile she finds an oldmetalboxof childhood memorabilia hidden by a boy who lived in her apartment decades earlier.
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For those who do make it to the top, a visitors log is located in ametalboxunderneath a large rock.
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She set up ametalboxwith a coin slot at home and family members contributed spare change until the box was full.
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