(chiefly, British, and, Canada) A blue container used for the collection of household waste (such as tin cans and newspapers) for recycling by a municipal authority.
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(historical, telephony) An electronic device used to bypass payment on a tone pulse telephone system.
See also: severe thunderstorm watch
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(informal, US, meteorology) A "tornado watch" notification category.
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