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Noun: box lunch
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: packed lunch)
  1. Ready-to-eat cold meal prepared in advance and packaged for taking to work/school, going on a trip, etc.
    "She always brought a box lunch to save money on cafeteria food";
    - packed lunch [Brit], cut lunch [Austral]

Derived forms: box lunches

Encyclopedia: Box lunch