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Definition metal detector in British English

metal detector noun

[countable] noun
1

a piece of equipment that is used for finding metal objects buried in the ground

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1.1

a piece of equipment used especially at airports for checking whether someone is carrying something such as a weapon

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Definition metal detector in British English