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kill box

kill box noun: an area preprepared to allow friendly forces to immediately fire on any enemy forces who enter.

Noun

kill box (plural kill boxes)

  1. An area preprepared to allow friendly forces to immediately fire on any enemy forces who enter.
    • "We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"2015 February 1, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 14 May 2024
    • There was also the possibility that he might try to lure her into a killbox of his own devising. She had some experience with that, so it wasn't likely to be an issue. Just something to keep in mind.2023 October 10, HarryBlank, “The Cruelest Fight”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024

Forms of kill box

pluralkill boxes
alternative formkillbox

Questions about kill box

What does kill box mean?
Kill box means an area preprepared to allow friendly forces to immediately fire on any enemy forces who enter.
What part of speech is kill box?
Kill box is a noun.
What is the plural of kill box?
The plural of kill box is kill boxes.

Words near kill box in the dictionary

  1. Kilkers
  2. Kilkiling
  3. kill
  4. kill bit
  5. kill bits
  6. kill box
  7. kill boxes
  8. kill chain
  9. kill chains
  10. kill cord
  11. kill cords

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