From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsafety-deposit boxˈsafety-deposit ˌbox (also safe-deposit box) noun [countable] BFBa small box used for storing valuable objects, usually kept in a special room in a bank
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safety-deposit box• Her solicitor had said it might fit a safety-deposit box at the Venetian bank.• The old woman had a safety-deposit box in a bank somewhere, but Zbigniew did not know where.• He kept the film in his safety-deposit box. 