pillbox

English

Alternative forms

pill-box

Etymology

pill +‎ box

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪl bɒks/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪl bɑːks/

Noun

pillbox (plural pillboxes)

A small box in which pills are kept.
A flat, concrete gun emplacement.

Derived terms

pillbox antenna
pillbox hat

Translations

box for pills

Armenian: դեղահաբերի տուփ (dełahaberi tupʿ)
Finnish: pillerirasia
German: Pillendose f, Pillenschachtel f

Spanish: pastillero
Swedish: pillerdosa c

gun emplacement

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: ամրակառույց կրակակետ (amrakaṙuycʿ krakaket)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 碉堡 (zh) (diāobǎo), 地堡 (zh) (dìbǎo)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: bunkkeri (fi)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Bunker (de) m

Japanese: トーチカ (tōchika)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 토치카 (tochika)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: ДОТ m (DOT), долговре́менная огнева́я то́чка f (dolgovrémennaja ognevája tóčka) (longterm weapon emplacement), ДЗОТ m (DZOT), деревоземляна́я огнева́я то́чка f (derevozemljanája ognevája tóčka) (wood and earthen weapon emplacement)
Spanish: fortín
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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