box lunch

noun

: a lunch packed in a container (such as a box)

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The $45 registration cost includes the admission of one dog and one human companion, a choice from three gourmet box lunch options, a doggie goodie bag of treats and toys to go, contests and tickets for door prizes. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024 Register before Wednesday and get the option of adding a free box lunch. Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 28 Sep. 2024 They were paid $35 with a free box lunch for a 12-hour day. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024 There’s also an educational cruise that lasts one hour and has a minimum of 75 passengers, with historic narration and a box lunch, that costs $22 per person. Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 11 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for box lunch 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of box lunch was in 1889

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“Box lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20lunch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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