Meaning & use
Pillbox
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A small box or container for carrying medicinal pills, or a small, low concrete fortification used for defensive gunfire; also a style of small, brimless, cylindrical hat.
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She kept her daily vitamins organized in a labeled pillbox.
Rows of World War II pillboxes still line parts of the English coastline.
A note on using this word
The military "pillbox" bunker earned its name from its resemblance in shape to a small box once used to hold medicinal pills.
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2. noun
A small, round, brimless hat, often associated with 1960s fashion.
Jacqueline Kennedy popularized the pillbox hat in the early 1960s.
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