bandbox
Americannoun
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a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.
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an area or structure that is smaller in dimensions or size than the standard.
It's easy to hit home runs out of this bandbox.
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There was a contingent that thought it might be fun to have Game 6 in that 3,500-seat bandbox, compact and crazy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But the ultra-cozy bandbox nestled in the center of Maryland’s campus was also an asset for the Huskies’ hitters.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
Saint Peter’s fans made the 93-mile ride south to help pack the arena and give the Peacocks more of an edge than they usually have at their bandbox known as Run Baby Run Arena.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Seton Hall and Providence had to play the remaining 13:03 the next day at Alumni Hall, the on-campus bandbox that had never hosted a Big East men’s basketball game.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
To Hannah I give the bandbox she wanted and all the patchwork I leave hoping she ‘will remember me, when it you see’.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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