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A lunch box[1][2][3] (or lunchbox)[4][5][6] is a hand-held container used to transport food, usually to work or to school. It is commonly made of metal or plastic, is reasonably airtight and often has a handle for carrying.[7]
- ^ "Definition of Lunch Box by Merriam-Webster". Merriam-Webster.com.
- ^ "Definition of Lunch box at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "A Bite in a Fashionable Box". The New York Times. September 8, 2018.
This lunch box from Jean-Georges Vongerichten
- ^ "LUNCHBOX definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary". Cambridge.com.
- ^ "Lunch box definition and meaning (Collins English Dictionary)". CollinsDictionary.com.
in American English, also lunch box
- ^ "LUNCHBOX (Macmillan Dictionary)".
- ^ "Taking America to Lunch".
over the past century in the United States the most message-laden is the child's metal lunch box