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
Source: WordNetI have metal in my body, so every time I go to an airport, the metal detector goes off. Jesse Ventura
It's disgraceful and embarrassing that the highest technology in a typical inner city high school in this country is the metal detector the students pass through at the front door. Bran Ferren
And as always, we’ll see swinging his metal detector. Source: Internet
FBI Hijackers' Timeline, p. 288 Both men set off the metal detector and were put through secondary screening. Source: Internet
La Grange-based Dubak Electrical Group recently unveiled a system that allows as many as 40 employees’ temperatures to be taken simultaneously, using an entryway similar to a metal detector. Source: Internet
Guests must go through a security search before gaining access to the studio, including a metal detector and bag search. Source: Internet