kill box

noun

An area preprepared to allow friendly forces to immediately fire on any enemy forces who enter.

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Meanings

nounkill box (plural kill boxes)

plural kill boxes · alternative killbox

  1. governmentAn 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
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    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
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APA

kill box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kill%20box

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Chicago

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