strong-room

A bank stores its gold bars in a secure strong-room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Secure storage chamber: A "strong-room" is a specially constructed room designed to be highly secure, typically used for storing valuable items such as money, jewellery, documents, or other precious possessions. It is often built with reinforced walls, a heavy door, and advanced locking mechanisms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The bank keeps its gold reserves in a strong-room deep underground. (A secure chamber for storing valuable assets.)
  • After the burglary, the museum installed a new strong-room for its most priceless artefacts. (A reinforced room for protecting valuables.)

Advanced Usage

• "in the strong-room": referring to the location of secure storage.

  • The confidential files are kept in the strong-room, accessible only to senior staff. (The files are stored in a secure, locked room.)

• "to build a strong-room": to construct a secure storage area.

  • The jeweller decided to build a strong-room in his shop to protect his inventory. (He constructed a reinforced chamber for security.)

Variants and Related Words

• Strongbox (n): a small, portable secure container for valuables.

  • He kept his inheritance in a strongbox under his bed. (A lockable box for storing money or documents.)

• Vault (n): a secure room or compartment, often used in banks for storage.

  • The bank vault is similar to a strong-room but may be larger. (A secure storage area.)

Synonyms

• Vault: a secure room for storing valuables.
• Safe room: a room designed to resist forced entry.
• Treasure room: a room for storing precious items (often in historical contexts).

Related Idioms

• "Fortress of solitude": a metaphor for a highly secure, isolated place (not directly synonymous, but conceptually related to a strong-room's purpose).
  • He treated his study like a strong-room, keeping all his secrets locked away. (A place of extreme privacy and security.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Lock up in the strong-room: to secure valuables by placing them in the strong-room.
  • The manager locked up the cash in the strong-room before leaving. (He placed the money inside the secure room.)