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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of base exchange, the U.S. Air Force's Base Exchange. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

   "Despite the reduced price of goods at the BX, everything is of high quality."

2. 2
   A flexible, metal-armored electrical cable.
3. 3
   Biopsy.
4. 4
   Abbreviation of box. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

armored cablearmored cablearmoured cable

Example

More examples

"Despite the reduced price of goods at the BX, everything is of high quality."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Abbreviation

Etymology 2

Former trademark of General Electric Company.

Related phrases

electrical cablepower cable

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