PILLBOX


Meaning of PILLBOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpil-ˌbäks ]

noun

Date: 1730

1. : a box for pills ; especially : a shallow round box of pasteboard

2. : a small low concrete emplacement for machine guns and antitank weapons

3. : a small round hat without a brim ; specifically : a woman's shallow hat with a flat crown and straight sides

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.