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pillbox

[pil-boks] / ˈpɪlˌbɒks /


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The women would often wear these extravagant, floral hats or don a more subtle pillbox style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

"I have been coming to Norfolk since I was little and there's been a pillbox on East Runton beach and at Salthouse that I've been fascinated with," said Gemma Clarke, 41, from Coalville, Leicestershire.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024

Niels Thomas, of National Coastwatch Institution Cromer, said: "The recent stormy seas have effectively jet-washed the pillbox and removed the sand."

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023

You see how Julie methodically, and with a hint of odd urgency, unpacks her luggage, and how Rosalind daintily removes a tablet from a pillbox.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

A cheer went up, and a dozen kids stampeded into the pillbox.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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