dispatch box


noun
  1. a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents

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How to use dispatch box in a sentence

  • “Hague was excellent at the dispatch box [the podium used during PMQ],” Norton says.

  • Whereupon Mr. Bryany next drew from the dispatch-box a piece of transparent paper.

    The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
  • Bryany, sitting down opposite Edward Henry at the centre table, and reaching with obsequious liveliness for the dispatch-box.

    The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
  • Rapidly he unlocked his dispatch box and took out one or two notes from Violet.

    Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Harry modestly told the story, and produced the dispatch-box.

    Sturdy and Strong | G. A. Henty
  • He had secured his papers in the dispatch-box, and had just closed and locked it, when he heard the door cautiously opened.

    The Black Robe | Wilkie Collins