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What (who) is lost and found - definition


Lost and found         
OFFICE IN A PUBLIC BUILDING OR AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO RETRIEVE LOST ARTICLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND BY OTHERS
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A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others. Frequently found at museums, amusement parks and schools, a lost and found will typically be a clearly marked box or room in a location near the main entrance.
lost and found         
OFFICE IN A PUBLIC BUILDING OR AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO RETRIEVE LOST ARTICLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND BY OTHERS
Lost property; Lost property office; Lost & found; Lost-and-found; Lost and Found; Lost & Found; Lost And Found; The lost and found box; Lost Property; Lost articles; Lost+found; Lost-property office
1.
Lost and found is the place where lost property is kept. (AM; in BRIT, use lost property
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2.
Lost and found things are things which someone has lost and which someone else has found.
...the shelf where they stored lost-and-found articles.
...the local paper's lost-and-found column.
ADJ
Lost and Found (disambiguation)         
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A lost and found is a box or office present in many public areas where visitors can go to retrieve lost articles.
Examples of use of lost and found
1. In Los Angeles County, the lost–and–found center takes in about 12,000 items per year.
2. The lost–and–found and information services are provided by Saudi Boy Scouts — approximately 2,200.
3. New York City Transit‘s lost–and–found center is a busy place.
4. MARIA ANTONOVA / MT The Moscow metro service‘s lost–and–found office is mostly full of sports bags.
5. "People just keep them for themselves," said an attendant of the Leningradsky Station lost–and–found office.