- pillbox pill·box n
- ['pɪlbɒks]
Mil casamatta, (for pills) scatolina per pastiglie, (also: pillbox hat) toque f inv
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pillbox pill·box n
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pill box — see pillbox … English dictionary
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat — Infobox Single Name = Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat Artist = Bob Dylan from Album = Blonde on Blonde B side = Most Likely You ll Go Your Way (And I ll Go Mine) Released = April, 1967 Format = 7 Recorded = March 10, 1966 Genre = Blues rock Length =… … Wikipedia
pillbox — (n.) also pill box, box for holding pills, 1730, from PILL (Cf. pill) (n.) + BOX (Cf. 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 … Etymology dictionary
pillbox — pill|box [ˈpılbɔks US ba:ks] n 1.) a small round box for holding ↑pills 2.) a small, strong, usually circular shelter with a gun inside it, built as a defence 3.) also .pillbox hat a small round hat for a woman … Dictionary of contemporary English
pillbox — pill•box [[t]ˈpɪlˌbɒks[/t]] n. 1) pha a small box for holding pills 2) for a small, boxlike fortification for machine guns or antitank weapons 3) clo a small, round, brimless hat with straight sides and a flat top • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
pillbox — pill|box [ pıl,baks ] noun count 1. ) a small container in which to keep pills 2. ) a round shelter from which soldiers fire large guns 3. ) a woman s small round hat with a flat top … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pillbox affair — The Pillbox affair was a British military/political crisis in November and December 1939 concerning the building of pillbox defences in France prior to the German invasion. It led to the dismissal of the British War Minister, Leslie Hore Belisha … Wikipedia
pillbox — [[t]pɪ̱lbɒks[/t]] pillboxes also pill box 1) N COUNT A pillbox is a small tin or box in which you can keep pills. 2) N COUNT A pillbox is a small building made of concrete and is used to defend a place. 3) N COUNT A pillbox or a pillbox hat is a… … English dictionary
Pillbox hat — A pillbox hat is a small woman s hat with a flat crown and straight, upright sides.HistoryHistorically, the pillbox was also a military headgear, often including a chin strap, and can still be seen on ceremonial occasions in some countries,… … Wikipedia
Pillbox — can refer to:* A small box in which pills are kept * Pillbox hat * Military term for a type of bunker * For military pillboxes in the UK, see: British hardened field defences of World War II * The Pillbox affair, a 1939 British political/military … Wikipedia
pillbox — noun (C) 1 a small round box for holding pills (pill (1)) 2 a small, strong, usually circular shelter with a gun inside it, built as a defence 3 also pillbox hat / .. ./ a small round hat for a woman … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
