strong room

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Commander Mehul Karnik, a navy spokesperson, said the crew members said they were in their strong room and were operating the vessel from there.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

The manuscripts were last seen in November 2000 after "an internal request" to remove them from the library's special collections strong room to be photographed.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2022

In response, the security office took pains to specify that “the location in question is not a vault; rather, it is a certified strong room with all appropriate technical and physical security countermeasures.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021

At noon on Tuesday, as camera crews and reporters crowded into the former strong room, Mr. Fulop prepared to open the gunmetal-gray safe doors for the first time.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2013

Once in five years this strong room is opened, and coins newly issued from the Mint are compared with the standards, to make sure that the coinage is not degenerating.

From Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various