Examples of 'pillboxes' in a sentence
Meaning of "pillboxes"
A 'pillbox' as a noun refers to a small, low-profile concrete structure often used as a military defensive position
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- plural of pillbox
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Some of the old pillboxes are still in place.
The vehicles were essentially mobile pillboxes.
Three pillboxes can be seen to this day.
At least he conceded to the pillboxes on the beach.
Two new pillboxes on the northern cape.
To remedy this a large number of pillboxes were added.
A number of pillboxes were also built to protect the airfield.
Too often they were used as mobile pillboxes.
There are daily pillboxes and weekly pillboxes.
Panicky rumors started in beach pillboxes.
There are some enemy pillboxes up on top of the hill.
Her pillboxes were full of medicine she was not taking.
Electronic weekly pillboxes with alarm.
Our pillboxes should not be visible.
The beaches themselves were overlooked by pillboxes of various types.
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Pillboxes act as physical objects.
All these lines were reinforced by pillboxes.
Pillboxes could be placed across a battlefield with interlocking fields of fire.
They included a large number of pillboxes.
The network of bunkers and pillboxes greatly favored the defender.
Most of the lines consisted of just the smaller pillboxes.
Sixteen pillboxes were built alongside the road between the fortresses.
Each position has two pillboxes.
Pillboxes and bunkers.
Surrounding the lighthouse are various defensive buildings such as pillboxes.
We will have to take out those pillboxes one at a time.
These pillboxes were clearly designed to repel invaders coming from the sea.
Which in turn is defended by machine guns set in concrete pillboxes.
We have got to knock out the pillboxes to get at the guns.
A number of pillboxes and other military defences can be found on the reserve.
Sandwich men with pillboxes.
The existence of these mobile pillboxes received significant publicity at the time.
No movement in the pillboxes.
Many pillboxes can still be seen along the length of the line.
There were many pillboxes.
Each position has two pillboxes on either side of the entry point.
It excels at surgical strikes against small targets like pillboxes and tanks.
He found two more pillboxes and gave them the same treatment.
No trenches or pillboxes.
Old pillboxes can be found in the fields and woods around the village.
There are still some remaining concrete pillboxes and brick built blockhouses.
Abandoned pillboxes may still be seen on the coast to the south of the town.
They are stringing barbed wire on the beaches and pouring concrete for pillboxes.
There are four remaining pillboxes and some air raid shelters in the woods.
Steel was a valuable wartime resource so concrete was favoured for armouring these pillboxes.
Mortars fired at pillboxes and destroyed barbed wire that lay in front of objectives.
Defenders must hold strong and keep at least three out of five pillboxes intact.
This ridgeline contained numerous pillboxes which were well hidden and mutually supporting.
The protestors fought the armed forces and defended themselves with sticks and pillboxes.
Soviet pillboxes housing antitank guns overlooked the crossing from the opposite bank.
