pillbox

ˈpɪlˌbɒks

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Definition of pillbox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medicine containersmall box for carrying pills

She carried her medication in a small pillbox..

military

TECH.

small concrete structure for military defense

TECH.

The soldiers took cover in the pillbox.

blockhouse

bunker

fashion

Rare

small round hat worn by women

Rare

She wore a stylish pillbox to the wedding.

cap

hat

headpiece

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small box for carrying pills
small concrete structure for military defense
small round hat worn by women

Expressions with pillbox

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pillbox hat

small, brimless hat with a flat top and straight sides

She wore a vintage pillbox hat to the tea party..

Origin of pillbox

English, pill (small ball) + box (container)

Examples of pillbox in a sentence

The nurse handed him a pillbox filled with his daily medication.
The pillbox was camouflaged in the landscape.
They fortified the pillbox with additional sandbags.
The vintage shop had a pillbox from the 1960s.
She admired the elegant pillbox in the store window.

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French:pilulier, blockhaus, ...
German:Pillendose, Bunker, ...
Italian:portapillole, bunker, ...
Spanish:pastillero, búnker, ...
Portuguese:caixa de comprimidos, casamata, ...
Chinese:药盒, 碉堡, ...
Japanese:薬箱, トーチカ, ...
Arabic:عُلْبَة حُبُوب, حصن صغير, ...
Hebrew:קֻפְּסַת כְּדוּרִים, עֶמְדַּת בֶּטוֹן, ...
Russian:коробочка для таблеток, дот, ...
Ukrainian:таблетниця, дот, ...
Hindi:दवाई की डिब्बी, पिलबॉक्स, ...
Bengali:ওষুধের কৌটা, ছোট টুপি, ...
Catalan:pastiller, búnquer, ...
Czech:krabička na léky, pevnůstka, ...
Danish:pilleæske, bunker, ...
Dutch:pillen doosje, bunker, ...
Greek:κουτί χαπιών, πολυβολείο, ...
Hungarian:gyógyszeres doboz, bunker, ...
Khmer:ប្រអប់ថ្នាំគ្រាប់, បន្ទាយបេតុងតូច, ...
Korean:알약 상자, 벙커, ...
Persian:جعبه قرص, سنگر بتنی, ...
Polish:pudełko na tabletki, bunkier, ...
Portuguese (BR):caixa de comprimidos, casamata, ...
Romanian:cutie de pastile, buncăr, ...
Swedish:pillerburk, bunker, ...
Thai:กล่องใส่ยา, บังเกอร์, ...
Turkish:hap kutusu, siperlik, ...
Vietnamese:hộp đựng thuốc, lô cốt, ...

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