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Synonyms for pillbox
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pil-boks |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪlˌbɒks |
Définition of pillbox
Origin :- also pill-box, "box for holding pills," 1730, from pill (n.) + box (n.). As a small round concrete machine gun nest, it came into use in World War I. As a type of hat, attested from 1958.
- As in cap : noun small hat
- At this interesting crisis Dr. Pillbox (evidently a most attentive practitioner) arrived to pay a second visit.
- Extract from : « Loyal to the School » by Angela Brazil
- Satisfied that no pillbox stood behind any of them, he pulled open the two drawers and tumbled their contents about.
- Extract from : « The Red Seal » by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
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