pillbox in Spanish
pillbox in Spanish is pastillero, fortín — pillbox means a small container used for carrying or storing medicine tablets.
pillbox in Spanish
pastillero
A small box in which pills are kept.
fortín
(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 Spanish?
"pillbox" in Spanish is pastillero, fortín. pillbox means: A small container used for carrying or storing medicine tablets.
Are there other ways to say "pillbox" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "pillbox": pastillero, fortín.
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