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Meaning of trashbox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A receptacle for trash.
  2. An electronic folder for deleted electronic mail.
  3. Synonym of flophouse.

Examples

“Sitting on a trashbox at a coiner was an old man in rags, and Carleton forced his shoulders back in a gesture of contempt for this old bastard — he would never be like that.”
“He had his army suit put in a paper sack and he stuffed it into a trashbox on the corner.”
“Liam shook his head, and clicked on inbox. Wasn't much in it, or in the outbox, or in the trashbox.”
“In the course of his statement to the investigating police officers, defendant Griffin admitted that he had left the trashbox when he heard who he thought was a night watchman pass by.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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