pillbox in French
pillbox in French is pilulier, bunker — pillbox means a small container used for carrying or storing medicine tablets.
pillbox in French
pilulier
A small box in which pills are kept.
bunker
(military) A flat, concrete gun emplacement.
What does "pillbox" mean?
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noun A small container used for carrying or storing medicine tablets.
"There is a list of possessions auctioned after her death – her pillboxes and playing cards, two silver-mounted ivory lemon-squeezers."
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noun A low, flat concrete shelter used to defend a position with guns.
"It was reported that the Germans had established trench works in front of the pillboxes. The enemy was said to have taken refuge from American fire in the pillboxes, later emerging to take up the trench positions."
- noun A carriage used by a doctor.
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pillbox in a sentence
- There is a list of possessions auctioned after her death – her pillboxes and playing cards, two silver-mounted ivory lemon-squeezers.
- It was reported that the Germans had established trench works in front of the pillboxes. The enemy was said to have taken refuge from American fire in the pillboxes, later emerging to take up the trench positions.
- Beneath the wide steppe sky women in white kerchiefs were digging trenches and building small pillboxes, looking up now and again in case 'those vermin' were on the wing.
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What is "pillbox" in French?
"pillbox" in French is pilulier, bunker. pillbox means: A small container used for carrying or storing medicine tablets.
Are there other ways to say "pillbox" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "pillbox": pilulier, bunker.
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