"big box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big box (plural big boxes)
  1. A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and run by a corporation Related terms: hypermarket
    Sense id: en-big_box-en-noun-vginMrmw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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