Hi,
over a year ago I was indoor-mapping the central train station of
Heilbronn, Germany and looked for a tag to tag a locker/lockbox like this:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schlie%C3%9Ff%C3%A4cher_-_Bahnhof_Neumarkt_Oberpfalz.jpg
After reading a discussion at talk-de from October 2010
"left luggage" for the facility as a whole, probably "locker" for them
individually
it might be more "international" to call them "lockers", though
On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Michael Reichert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> over a year ago I was indoor-mapping the central train station of
> Heilbronn,
As a US English speaker, I'd call those items in your photo lockers.
My 40+ year old American Heritage Dictionary says, among other things that a
locker is "an enclosure that may be locked, especially one used by a person at
a gymnasium or public place, for the safekeeping of clothing and valuab
Hi Richard,
Am 24.06.2014 19:41, schrieb Richard Mann:
> "left luggage" for the facility as a whole, probably "locker" for them
> individually
>
> it might be more "international" to call them "lockers", though
Thank you for the additional phrases. Are your answers in British
English? (Because t
"left luggage" for the facility as a whole, probably "locker" for them
individually
it might be more "international" to call them "lockers", though
Also avoids the possible confusion with lost luggage.
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Yes - in Britain they would be signposted "left luggage".
But we're a tolerant lot, and "lockers" would be perfectly acceptable (and
probably how many people, especially younger people, would refer to them)
On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Michael Reichert wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> Am 24.06.201
On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Michael Reichert wrote:
> over a year ago I was indoor-mapping the central train station of
> Heilbronn, Germany and looked for a tag to tag a locker/lockbox like this:
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schlie%C3%9Ff%C3%A4cher_-_Bahnhof_Neumarkt_Oberpfal
My personal preference would be "locker" for a lockable cabinet for luggage, or
for street clothes at an exercise facility. "Lockbox" I would tend to think of
as a more-secure enclosure, such as a safety deposit box at a bank.
On June 24, 2014 12:32:57 PM CDT, Michael Reichert wrote:
> Hi,
>
I would describe the difference between the two as:
A locker is a medium or large size (permanently or semi-permanently) fixed
place to safeguard items.
A lockbox is a small, portable, lockable place to protect items from casual
observation.
In literature, I think the word lockbox is more ofte
