dispatch-case
1dispatch-case — diˈspatch case noun [countable] OFFICE a flat case with a handle used to carry papers, books etc; = BRIEFCASE …
2dispatch case — UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a thin rectangular case, used especially for carrying business documents → Compare BRIEFCASE(Cf. ↑briefcase) …
3dispatch case — dispatch′ case n. attaché case • Etymology: 1915–20 …
4dispatch case — noun case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables • Syn: ↑dispatch box • Hypernyms: ↑case * * * noun see dispatch box * * * dispatch box or dispatch case …
5dispatch case — noun Date: circa 1918 a case for carrying papers …
6dispatch case. — See attaché case. [1915 20] * * * …
7dispatch case. — See attaché case. [1915 20] …
8dispatch case — /dəsˈpætʃ keɪs/ (say duhs pach kays) noun → briefcase …
9dispatch box — noun case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables • Syn: ↑dispatch case • Hypernyms: ↑case …
10dispatch box — noun 1》 (also dispatch case) chiefly Brit. a container for state or military dispatches. 2》 (the Dispatch Box) a box in the House of Commons next to which ministers stand when speaking …
