NOUN
- detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal
How To Use metal detector In A Sentence
- It was easy enough to get the small packet of powdered aconite root past the metal detectors and bomb-detection dogs. Betrayed
- The room for the media conference was searched by sniffer dogs and security officers with metal detectors and mirrors. The Sun
- But the treats are supposed to be subjected to a metal detector before leaving the factory. The Sun
- The museum is heavily guarded and all visitors have to pass through metal detectors. The Sun
- While his partner had been busy with that job, Haig had driven pegs into the ground, marked out a grid and plotted the positions of the signals from his metal detector.
- The other item was a 'bulla' or a type of amulet [pictured left], discovered by Glen Camley, an amateur metal detector, on farmland at Inch near Downpatrick. Slugger O'Toole
- But the treats are supposed to be subjected to a metal detector before leaving the factory. The Sun
- A Roman soldier's pay, found by a metal detector enthusiast in Norfolk, has been declared treasure trove at an inquest in Diss.
- The club has also introduced hand-held metal detectors for knives and other weapons.
- He goes round fields and beaches with his metal detector, hoping to find buried treasure.
