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PX

1 American  
U.S. Army.
PXs plural
  1. post exchange.


P.X. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. please exchange.


PX British  

abbreviation

  1. Post Exchange

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Markus, who was from rural Montana, bought his first camera at the PX at Fort Carson, Colo., while he was stationed there in the early 1970s, and taught himself how to use it.

From New York Times Jul. 4, 2022

The PX7 S2 headphones look very similar to the outgoing PX7s, with an overall style that has stayed consistent since the original PX wireless headphones from 2017.

From The Verge Jun. 29, 2022

For the organization, the future actress drove a PX truck of supplies in California.

From Fox News Jan. 17, 2022

“If there’s one small change, even if there’s something new at the PX, people talk about it,” she said, referring to the post exchange.

From Seattle Times Jan. 4, 2021

Beside them, a parade ground stretched for two miles until it stopped at a cluster of buildings that Ben could barely identify as the PX and commissary.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

But Gray, who is thought to be one of the leading candidates to succeed Marine Commandant P.X.

From Time Magazine Archive

Traffic moved placidly in daylight along the Frankfurt-Darmstadt autobahn while, just off the road, supply trucks piled up outside the Sunset P.X.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'd hate to tell you what it sounds like about two P.X.

From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie

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