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  • 1Box — describes a variety of containers and receptacles. When no specific shape is described, a typical rectangular box may be expected. Nevertheless, a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed… …

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  • 2box — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or card, esp. for holding solids. 2 a the amount that will fill a box. b Brit. a gift of a kind formerly given to tradesmen etc. at Christmas. 3 a separate… …

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  • 3box — box1 [bäks] n. [ME & OE, a container, box < VL buxis < L buxus, boxwood < Gr pyxos] 1. any of various kinds of containers, usually rectangular and lidded, made of cardboard, wood, or other stiff material; case; carton 2. the contents or… …

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  • 4box bolt — noun : a barrel bolt square or rectangular in cross section * * * a rod shaped bolt of rectangular section for fastening a door or the like, attached to the inside of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame. [1955 60] …

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  • 5box bolt — a rod shaped bolt of rectangular section for fastening a door or the like, attached to the inside of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame. [1955 60] * * * …

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  • 6Blue box (disambiguation) — Blue box may refer to:* Blue box, an early phreaking tool that simulates a telephone operator s dialing console. * Blue box, a distinctive plastic container for the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Ontario s recycling programs, often… …

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  • 7Beijing city fortifications — The city wall of Beijing was a fortification built around 1435. It was 23.5 km long. The thickness at ground level was 20m and the top 12m. The wall was 15m high, and it had nine gates. This wall stood for nearly 530 years, but in 1965 it was… …

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  • 8T-62 — Infobox Weapon |is vehicle=yes name=T 62 caption=T 62 at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Kiev type=Main battle tank origin=Soviet Union service=July 1961 present used by= wars= designer=OKB 520 design bureau manufacturer= Uralvagonzavod… …

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  • 9TARDIS — The TARDIS used from 2005 to 2010 on display at BBC Television Centre …

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  • 10computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …

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