"bandbox" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bandbox.wav [US] Forms: bandboxes [plural]
Etymology: band + box Etymology templates: {{compound|en|band|box}} band + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} bandbox (plural bandboxes)
  1. A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
    Sense id: en-bandbox-en-noun-1WOMooFw
  2. A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs. Categories (topical): Baseball, Containers
    Sense id: en-bandbox-en-noun-4RNWEuh- Disambiguation of Baseball: 17 83 Disambiguation of Containers: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: band-box Derived forms: bandboxical

Inflected forms

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