pillbox
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A small container for pills.
2. A small fortified enclosure, used for firing weapons, observing, etc.
3. A small brimless hat with a flat top and straight sides.
4. Something small or ineffectual.
💬 Usage Examples
“A few yards from a Czech Army pillbox built as a defense against Nazi Germany, the archaeologists discovered a cattle bone.” Andrew Higgins; Slavs and Germans Weren’t Always Rivals, Rune Finding Suggests; The New York Times; May 16, 2021. “Honey touched the pillbox sitting on top of her head, still there covering her blond hair’s dark roots.” Elmore Leonard; Up in Honey’s Room; William Morrow; 2007. “We do not buy the line that it was just a pillbox thrown by some kids.
The damage was too extensive.” Manila Bombings Must Be Solved; The Filipino Express (Jersey City, New Jersey); Jun 4, 2000.