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pillbox
pillbox small, low fortification that houses machine guns and antitank weapons. Similar to a blockhouse, it is usually made of concrete, steel, logs, or filled sandbags. Pillboxes came into use during the early 20th cent. in the Belgian and French fortresses that were built before World War I. They were first used extensively by the Japanese in World War II. The Germans employed pillboxes in the defense of Normandy and the Siegfried Line and developed a portable steel pillbox that was used in Italy. |
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"pillbox." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pillbox." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pillbox.html "pillbox." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-pillbox.html |
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pillbox
pill·box / ˈpilˌbäks/ • n. a small shallow cylindrical box for holding pills. ∎ (usu. pillbox hat) a hat of a similar shape. ∎ a small, enclosed, partly underground concrete fort used as an outpost. |
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"pillbox." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pillbox." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pillbox.html "pillbox." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pillbox.html |
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pillbox
pillbox n. a small, low-built defensive fortification with thick walls and a roof, often of concrete, steel, or sandbags, that houses machine guns, antitank weapons, etc., with room for the soldiers firing them.
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"pillbox." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pillbox." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pillbox.html "pillbox." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pillbox.html |
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pillbox
pillbox •box, cox, detox, fox, Foxe, Knox, lox, outfox, ox, phlox, pox, Stocks
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•bandbox, sandbox
•hatbox • haybox • mailbox • brainbox
•paintbox • squeezebox • pillbox
•icebox • strongbox • horsebox
•saltbox • soundbox • soapbox
•shadow-box • shoebox • jukebox
•toolbox • snuffbox • gearbox • firebox
•tinderbox • thunderbox • pillar box
•pepperbox • chatterbox • letter box
•workbox • paradox • heterodox
•orthodox • dementia praecox
•Wilcox • backblocks • dreadlocks
•Goldilocks • Magnox • equinox
•chickenpox • smallpox • cowpox
•aurochs • xerox • volvox
•Faux, Fawkes
•Boaks, coax, hoax, Oaks, stokes
•yoicks
•Fuchs, gadzooks, Jukes
•Brooks, Crookes
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"pillbox." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pillbox." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pillbox.html "pillbox." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pillbox.html |
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