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Meaning of "pillbox" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PILLBOX

pillbox  [ˈpɪlˌbɒks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLBOX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pillbox is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PILLBOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pillbox in the English dictionary

The first definition of pillbox in the dictionary is a box for pills. Other definition of pillbox is a small enclosed fortified emplacement, usually made of reinforced concrete. Pillbox is also a small round hat, now worn esp by women.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILLBOX


axle-box
ˈæksəlˌbɒks
beatbox
ˈbiːtˌbɒks
brainbox
ˈbreɪnˌbɒks
cashbox
ˈkæʃˌbɒks
coalbox
ˈkəʊlˌbɒks
gearbox
ˈɡɪəˌbɒks
gogglebox
ˈɡɒɡəlˌbɒks
hellbox
ˈhɛlˌbɒks
hotbox
ˈhɒtˌbɒks
inbox
ˈɪnˌbɒks
jukebox
ˈdʒuːkˌbɒks
lunchbox
ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks
mailbox
ˈmeɪlˌbɒks
matchbox
ˈmætʃˌbɒks
outbox
ˈaʊtˌbɒks
prattlebox
ˈprætəlˌbɒks
rattlebox
ˈrætəlˌbɒks
sandbox
ˈsændˌbɒks
skybox
ˈskɑɪˌbɒks
soapbox
ˈsəʊpˌbɒks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILLBOX

pillage
pillager
pillaging
pillar
pillar box
pillar-box
pillared
pillarist
pillarless
Pillars of Hercules
pilled
pillhead
pillicock
pillie
pillion
pillion passenger
pillionist
pilliwinks
pillock
pilloried

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILLBOX

black box
box
collection box
dialog box
electronic mailbox
glory box
glove box
jack-in-the-box
light box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
PO box
set-top box
six-speed gearbox
suggestion box
telephone box
the box
tool box
toolbox

Synonyms and antonyms of pillbox in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pillbox» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILLBOX

Find out the translation of pillbox to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pillbox from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pillbox» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碉堡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pastillero
570 millions of speakers

English

pillbox
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pillbox
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قبعة صغيرة مستديرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дОТ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pillbox
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pillbox
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

casemate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pillbox
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bunker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピルボックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

필 박스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pethak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp đựng viên thuốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pillbox
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिल्लाबॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asker kepi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

casamatta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bunkier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ДОТ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pillbox
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pillbox
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rijtuigje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pillbox
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pillbox

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLBOX»

The term «pillbox» is regularly used and occupies the 91.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLBOX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pillbox

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLBOX»

Discover the use of pillbox in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pillbox and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941
Pillbox 28 248 Pillbox JLO 2 107, 115, 132, 137 Pillbox 29 136 Pineapple Hill 36 Pillbox 30 136 Pineapple Pass 30 Pillbox 37 102, 123, 124, 126 Pinewoods Battery 79 Pillbox 38 123 Ping Shan 38 Pillbox 39 84, 119, 123 Pinkerton, Captain ...
Tony Banham, 2003
2
The Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
A Gaussian pillbox for determining the field at the surface of a conductor. fields in and around conductors facilitate the use of Gauss's law, and we shall illustrate by determining the field just outside a conducting surface at a point P where the ...
David M. Cook, 1975
3
Classical Electromagnetic Theory
Jack Vanderlinde. bearing surface charge densities σ and −σ. Solution: For a Gaussian enclosing surface we now choose a very flat cylinder (commonly referred to as a pillbox) that includes one of the two charged surfaces, say the top surface, ...
Jack Vanderlinde, 2006
4
Lesser Heroes
Living. In. A. German. Pillbox. Not. Like. Home. Or. Like. Mom's. Home. Cooking. This is not a story about senior citizens and the pillboxes they use to make sure they take their pills on schedule. Nor is it a story of some kind of pillbox that held ...
Zane Taylor, 2008
5
Striking Back: Combat in Korea, March-April 1951
at 0400 hours on 10 april Captain Jackson notified Lieutenant palmer to take the 2d platoon at 0500 and move out to take the enemy pillbox. the platoon was to be followed by the 3d platoon on call, and the 1st platoon was to support the 2d ...
William Bowers, 2010
6
Holy Wars: 3,000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land
Blocking their advance from the south, the pillbox would need to be taken if the Egyptians were to make an infantry assault on the kibbutz. The seven men manning the pillbox followed the Egyptians' progress through binoculars. With armored ...
Gary L. Rashba, 2011
7
Soft Computing Methods for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave ...
The schematic diagram of a pillbox-type RF-window is shown in Fig. 7.8. Three design parameters, namely, length of the pillbox window (Lpb), the thickness of the disc (tpb), and the diameter of the cylindrical disc (dpb) are considered for ...
Narendra Chauhan, Machavaram Kartikeyan, Ankush Mittal, 2012
8
Before I Sleep
Instead, a pair of demolition experts strolled out to the top edge of the pillbox, and casually prepared their charges. With the sun in front of them there was no shadow to give them away. The thick concrete, designed to withstand five inch navel ...
D. A. Russell, 2012
9
Operation Goodtime and the Battle of the Treasury Islands, ...
When LST 399 carrying the 208th Battery and 29 Light Anti-aircraft units lowered her ramp, the troops in the pillbox opened fire. The anti-aircraft guns on the bow could not be depressed sufficiently to fire at the pillbox. Things were so dire that ...
Reg Newell, 2012
10
Survival of a Texan
feet apart, moved fonrvard toward the pillbox. As our battalion moved fonrvard, with the pillbox directly in front of us, the Japanese gunners let out a burst of shells. They could see that our soldiers were still out of range of their guns and ...
William F. Spivey Sr., 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLBOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pillbox is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Local WWII vet returns to bunker where his life changed
"I've always wondered where that bunker or pillbox was," the Vancouver veteran said a few days ago. "A friend in France who is active in ... «KVAL, Jul 15»
2
Portland in the Gay '90s vs PDX NOW
No more Thomas Lauderdale walking around in a shift dress with a pillbox hat, no more late nights at Suzanne's Diner and no more going out ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Glorious Goodwood 2015: what to see, wear and eat
Better to opt for a dainty pillbox or elegant straw hat – this year's in-house milliner, Emily Baxendale of Emily London, has a fantastic selection ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Graphic Content: what we've been reading
I thought of that quote reading David Hughes's new graphic novel The Pillbox (Jonathan Cape, £18.99). About 40 pages in, there's the ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
5
I grew up as an Indian expat in Iran, before the revolution
We hankered after her mini-skirts, her sixties-inspired eyeliner, her little pillbox hats, à la Jackie Onassis. And then suddenly, it all came to an ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
6
Direct Thrust Measurements of an EMDrive and Evaluation of …
... Poynting power flow vector would entrain the Q-V plasma and send it on its way toward the pillbox end of the cavity and then out of the cavity, ... «Next Big Future, Jul 15»
7
The Pillbox review – David Hughes's odd and fascinating second …
First, he sees a woolly mammoth round a bend in the headland, then he finds a second world war pillbox and a boy called Keith who snares ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Vermont remains a hippie epicenter
Moulton had graduated from a secretarial school, where "we wore pillbox hats and gloves." Come the hippie revolution, she traded in high ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Jul 15»
9
It's time for a shave! Scripps Center losing its All-Star decal
Workers on rigging equipment peeled off the pillbox cap and handlebar mustache that graced the Scripps Center since mid-June. Mr. Redlegs ... «WCPO, Jul 15»
10
Eurostar, the Concorde and Neofuturism
... jetpacks, the Jetsons, pillbox hats, Go Go Boots, the old Pan Am building (now Met Life) and the beautiful Eero Saarinen TWA Flight Center at ... «TravelPulse, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pillbox [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pillbox>. Apr 2024 ».
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