Pillbox may refer to: Look up pillbox in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pill organizer, a container for medicine Pillbox hat, a woman's hat with a flat...
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A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire...
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A pillbox hat is a small hat with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim. It is named after the small cylindrical or hexagonal cases that...
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British hardened field defences of World War II (redirect from Type 22 pillbox)
part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes, a reference to their shape. With the German invasion of Low Countries...
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direct fire at the pillboxes. As the leading rifle platoon of C Company assaulted the first pillbox, flanking fire from a nearby pillbox gun emplacement...
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The Pago Bay Japanese pillboxes are a pair of World War II-era coastal defense pillboxes located on the shore of Pago Bay, located on the central east...
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The As Sombreru Pillbox I, As Sombreru Pillbox II, and As Sombreru Pillbox III are three historic defensive fortifications on Guam, near Tumon, that were...
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The Pillbox affair, also known as the Pillbox incident, was a military and political episode which occurred in Britain between November 1939 and January...
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The Mana Pillbox is an old World War II-era Japanese-built defensive fortification on the east coast of the island of Guam. It is located south of the...
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Gongna Beach defenses (redirect from Gonga Beach Mount Pillbox)
to a badly damaged pillbox structure, also made of reinforced concrete. At the time of its National Register listing, the pillbox was partially collapsed...
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Norcon pillbox is a type of hardened field fortification built in Britain during the invasion crisis of 1940–1941. It was a small circular pillbox named...
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Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (redirect from Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat)
affectionately ridicule a female "fashion victim" who wears a leopard-skin pillbox hat. The pillbox hat was a fashionable ladies' hat in the United States in the early...
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The Talofofo Pillbox is a historic World War II-era defensive fortification in Talofofo, Guam. It is located near the coast, about 127 metres (417 ft)...
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The Malessu' Pillbox is a World War II-era Japanese-built defensive fortification on the shore of Malesso', Guam. Located about 15 metres (49 ft) from...
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The Inarajan Pillbox is a World War II-era defensive fortification near the mouth of Inarajan Bay in the United States territory of Guam. Set on a limestone...
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The Tokcha' Pillbox is a Japanese-built World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Guam. It is built on a limestone terrace on Togcha Point...
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Government Plates (redirect from You Might Think He Loves You For Your Money But I Know What He Really Loves You For It’s Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat)
but I Know What He Really Loves You for It's Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" was featured in a 2014 commercial for the Intersport shoe line. Death...
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Tumon Bay Japanese fortifications (redirect from Tomhum Pillbox I)
Historic Places in 1991, using the alternate spelling "Tomhum". They include pillboxes on or close to the beach, and concrete structures and caves located a...
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raspberry pink and navy trim collared suit was matched with a trademark pink pillbox hat and white gloves. A long-time question among fashion historians and...
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The Ipao Pillbox I is one of three surviving World War II-era fortifications on Ypao Point, located west of Tumon Bay on the west side of the island of...
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the signals station and a nearby pillbox. The signals station was protected by barbed wire and sentries and the pillbox was unoccupied. Rooney decided to...
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anchors the overall defense line. This may include redoubts, bunkers, pillboxes, trenches or fortresses, alone or in combination; the primary requirement...
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Gaussian surface (section Gaussian pillbox)
enclosed charge of the pillbox, as dictated by Gauss's Law. Because the field close to the sheet can be approximated as constant, the pillbox is oriented in a...
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Pasir Panjang (section Pasir Panjang Pillbox)
Panjang Terminal of the Port of Singapore. Pasir Panjang Pillbox is a concrete machine-gun pillbox built before the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore...
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invaded. The pillbox pictured is the only remaining structure dating from the Second World War in the village. It was one of two pillboxes erected to form...
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The Agana-Hagåtña Pillbox is a former Japanese defensive fortification in Hagåtña, Guam. It is a six-sided reinforced concrete structure, located a short...
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dominant German pillbox fires on the advancing Americans, who press on despite heavy casualties. Determined to eliminate the pillbox, Reese gets within...
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concrete pillbox, which blocked the route to the village. It had already claimed the lives of many of the Red Army troops. Matrosov crept up to the pillbox and...
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fire, then started crawling alone toward the pillbox. A bomb had earlier blown a crater near the pillbox, which he jumped into, and dropped a satchel...
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