cigarette_box -> cigarette_carton

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Obstetrics said:

I like the idea of aliasing cigarette_box to cigarette_pack, though would it make a difference in the case of an empty packet?

It shouldn't make a difference. Even if the cigarette pack is empty, the packs are usually recognizable on their own without the cigarettes in them (Example).

Obstetrics said:

I like the idea of aliasing cigarette_box to cigarette_pack, though would it make a difference in the case of an empty packet?

I couldn't find a separate term for an empty pack.
Images with the cigarette_box containing both type packs.
Alias: cigarette_box -> cigarette pack
New tag + implication: empty cigarette pack

External links:
https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/cigarette-pack
Cigarette Pack - container (box) with "n" Cigarettes
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/cigarette

a cigarette packet British English, a cigarette pack American English
Her mother found an empty cigarette packet in her pocket.

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