Box
Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.
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Nearby Word: boxed
Tin can
Tin can noun - Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
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- Requires extensive Willing Suspension of Disbelief, as the message is in two parts: one in an electrical box and one in a tin can in a basement.
Source: Write Back to the Future
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