bank vault

collocation in English

meaningsofbankandvault

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bank
noun[C]
uk
/bæŋk/us
/bæŋk/
an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services ...
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vault
noun[C]
uk
/vɒlt/us
/vɑːlt/
a type of arch that supports a roof or ceiling, especially in a church or public building, or a ceiling or roof supported by several of ...
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(Definition ofbankandvaultfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbank vault

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In 1941, the sculptures were taken down and stored in abankvault, later in a bunker.
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But there is no requirement that they be kept in abankvaultor anywhere like that.
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The original is kept in abankvault.
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They both survived because they were accidentally locked in abankvaultwhen the disaster happened.
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The four hide themselves in thebankvaultand confront the thieves when they show up.
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His family eventually moved it into abankvaultin 1984.
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The paintings by then remained in abankvaultwaiting to be sold.
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He has been shown tearing apart steel in abankvaultwith ease.
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Thebankvaultcan still be found as well as the loading docks.
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But they're meaningless scientifically, like abankvaultor a jewelry store.
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Patterson was fortunate that he did not find hisbankvaultempty upon his return.
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To get out of the building was like trying to leave abankvault.
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Eventually he decided to do it by digging into thebankvaultfrom below.
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He discovers the tunnel leading to thebankvault.
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The silver was locked away in abankvaultwhile further legal proceedings followed.
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The house containing thebankvaultis still intact (2007).
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He is accidentally rescued by two bumbling bank robbers, who spend the entire film digging underground looking for thebankvault.
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Only one of the houses is still standing, across from the site of the hotel and the remains of thebankvault.
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The main tower'sbankvaultis still in use as a teacher work area and occasionally as an octagonal theater.
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The "jitsuin" is always kept in a very secure place such as abankvaultor hidden carefully in one's home.
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