FORT KNOX


Meaning of FORT KNOX in English

a military area in the state of Kentucky where the US government keeps the nation’s gold, in the US Gold Bullion Depository. It is famous for being impossible to enter because it has thick steel doors and is extremely well guarded:

Our security system is so complicated it’s like trying to get into Fort Knox.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.