blue box

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English

Noun

blue box (plural blue boxes)

  1. (chiefly British and Canada) A blue container used for the collection of household waste (such as tin cans and newspapers) for recycling by a municipal authority.
  2. An electronic device used to bypass payment on a tone pulse telephone system.
    Coordinate term: violet box

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