pillbox
n.
container for medicine tablets, pill organizer; small low fortification; hat in the shape of a box
Pillbox
pillbox
Noun
1. a small round woman's hat
(synonym) toque, turban
(hypernym) millinery, woman's hat
2. a small case for holding pills
(hypernym) case
3. a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)
(hypernym) gun emplacement, weapons emplacement
pillbox
A small, low fortification that houses machine guns, antitank weapons, etc. A pillbox is usually made of concrete, steel, or filled sandbags. 1/7/70
emplacement de tir abrité
Fortification petite et basse qui abrite des mitrailleuses, des armes antichar, etc. Un emplacement de tir abrité est d'ordinaire fait en béton, acier, ou sacs à terre. 1/7/70
pillbox
Synonyms and related words:
acropolis, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, fortress, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, peel, peel tower, post, rath, safehold, strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.