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pillbox::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | toque, turban |
| Type of | millinery, woman's hat |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | case |
pillbox::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | gun emplacement, weapons emplacement |
Examples of pillbox
pillbox
Perched on his head was a black songkok, the distinctive Indonesian pillbox hat.
From the time.com
Yeah, whenever I think of that bleak day in history I envision a pink pillbox hat.
From the latimes.com
Exhausted GIs are ordered to hold part of the Siegfried line guarded by a pillbox.
From the post-gazette.com
The TabSafe smart pillbox provides visual and auditory reminders to take medication.
From the usatoday.com
After the box is emptied, the pillbox is turned upside down with the red end showing.
From the al.com
It's a modern twist for a brand credited with putting a pillbox hat on Jackie Kennedy.
From the pe.com
Her most prized is the cream-colored pillbox hat she wore at their wedding.
From the charlotteobserver.com
One pillbox has already been converted, and a bat is already in residence.
From the newscientist.com
Each of these pillbox emplacements was sited to provide mutual support to the others.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A small round woman's hat
- A small case for holding pills
- A small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)
- (Pillboxes) Cylindrical boxes used for holding wax Vesta matches in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were very popular in Australia and New Zealand.
- A round, structured, brimless hat worn on the top of the head.
- Small container carried in purse to hold medications.
- An often squat building with thick, loopholed walls and a flat roof, designed to accommodate a variety of weapons. Usually strategically positioned to cover a vulnerable point in a defensive system.
- A small or compact fortification, similar to a BUNKER, housing machineguns (MG), antiaircraft (AA), or anti-TANK (AT) weapons. Compare BRIDGEHEAD, SENTRY BOX, CASEMATE, STRONGPOINT, BLOCKHOUSE. [v: Military Earthworks Terms]
- A fortified bunker, usually of concrete reinforced with steel and equipped with firing slits. So called because they resembled small pill-boxes that were common in the era to hold medicine pills. ...
