"red box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: red boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} red box (plural red boxes)
  1. A phreaking device that generates tones to simulate the insertion of coins into a payphone, thus enabling the user to make illegitimate free calls.
    Sense id: en-red_box-en-noun-kgRO5RmB
  2. (UK politics) A secure briefcase-like box used by ministers in the British government to carry their documents. Tags: UK Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-red_box-en-noun-en:UK_politics Topics: government, politics Coordinate_terms: beige box, black box, blue box, brown box, gray box, green box, orange box, purple box, silver box, white box, yellow box
  3. (US, military) A safe located at a nuclear installation containing launch codes. Tags: US Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-red_box-en-noun-WR7LuW3Z Categories (other): American English Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (informal, US, meteorology) A "tornado watch" notification, indicating that conditions might lead to a tornado though none has yet been sighted. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-red_box-en-noun-oNetGkD8 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 24 48 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 16 12 26 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 8 22 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 6 22 54 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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