Definition of "breadbox" [bread•box]

• A container in which baked goods are stored to maintain their freshness. (noun)

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• "It's called a breadbox on wheels, a glorified golf cart."
• "The breadbox is our meeting place, and we spend hours just sitting there talking about what to do, or meeting and going somewheres."
• "John Brennan, the president's top counterterrorism adviser, said the packages containing explosives, which he compared in size to a "breadbox," were undergoing forensic analysis, and the inquiry was at an early stage."