first-aid box

noun

A first aid kit; the box that contains the kit's contents.

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Meanings

nounfirst-aid box (plural first-aid boxes)

plural first-aid boxes

  1. A first aid kit; the box that contains the kit's contents.

    It consists exclusively of loose-coupled open mineral wagons and a guard's brake van; owing to the isolation of the branch the last-named is equipped with a first aid box and a jack, to enable any emergency to be dealt with rapidly.

    1940 December, Charles E. Lee, “The Wenford Mineral Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 643

Synonyms & antonyms

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first aid kit

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 急救包
  • 急救包 (jíjiùbāo)box containing first aid and medical supplies
Czech lékárnička
  • lékárničkabox containing first aid and medical supplies
Danish førstehjælpskasse, forbindskasse
  • førstehjælpskassebox containing first aid and medical supplies
  • forbindskassebox containing first aid and medical supplies
  • forbindingskassebox containing first aid and medical supplies
  • medicinkassebox containing first aid and medical supplies
Finnish ensiapulaatikko
  • ensiapulaatikkobox containing first aid and medical supplies
French trousse de secours
  • trousse de secoursbox containing first aid and medical supplies
German Erste-Hilfe-Kasten
  • Erste-Hilfe-Kastenbox containing first aid and medical supplies
Icelandic sáraumbúðakassi
  • sáraumbúðakassibox containing first aid and medical supplies
Japanese 救急箱
  • 救急箱 (kyūkyūbako)box containing first aid and medical supplies
Polish apteczka
  • apteczkabox containing first aid and medical supplies
Russian апте́чка
  • апте́чка (aptéčka)box containing first aid and medical supplies
Scottish Gaelic bogsa a' chiad-fhuasglaidh
  • bogsa a' chiad-fhuasglaidhbox containing first aid and medical supplies
Spanish botiquín, kit de primeros auxilios
  • botiquínbox containing first aid and medical supplies
  • kit de primeros auxiliosbox containing first aid and medical supplies
Swedish förbandslåda, husapotek
  • förbandslådabox containing first aid and medical supplies
  • husapotekbox containing first aid and medical supplies
Tamil முதலுதவிப்பெட்டி
  • முதலுதவிப்பெட்டி (mutalutavippeṭṭi)box containing first aid and medical supplies
Cite this entry
APA

first-aid box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-aid%20box

MLA

“first-aid box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-aid%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first-aid box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-aid%20box.

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