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Thesaurus Term/Concept: PILLBOX

Identifier 68900
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An often squat building with thick, loopholed walls and a flat roof, designed to accommodate a variety of weapons, usually strategically positioned to cover a vulnerable point in a defensive system. Many were built to standardized designs.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

  • BLOCKHOUSE

Related Terms/Concepts (6)

  • DEFENCE LINE
  • GUN EMPLACEMENT
  • MACHINE GUN POST
  • SLIT TRENCH
  • STOP LINE
  • TANK TRAP

Narrower Terms/Concepts (33)

  • ALLAN WILLIAMS TURRET
  • BISON MOBILE PILLBOX
  • DUMMY PILLBOX
  • PICKETT HAMILTON FORT
  • PILLBOX (AIR MINISTRY PATTERN)
  • PILLBOX (ASSAULT TRAINING)
  • PILLBOX (CANTILEVERED)
  • PILLBOX (MODIFIED)
  • PILLBOX (PREFABRICATED)
  • PILLBOX (SHELLPROOF)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE 391)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CE124/41)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CE2717)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CE2843)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CE390)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CRE TL62)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CRE1094)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE CRE1116)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/23)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/25)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/27)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/28A)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/45)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/46)
  • PILLBOX (TYPE PD541)
  • PILLBOX (VARIANT)
  • RUCK MACHINE GUN POST
  • TETT TURRET

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