letter box
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈlɛtər bɑks/
- UK
:
buzón
- I hoped you'd be here this weekend, so I pushed it through your letter box a little earlier today.
And there was SUS letter boxes, right same scenario young person walked down yet they're seen to look inside two letter boxes.
- And there was SUS letter boxes, right same scenario young person walked down yet they're seen to look inside two letter boxes.
Examples
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If you finish before I'm back, lock up and put this through the letter box.
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I received an important document in my letter box yesterday.
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Many of you would've found it in your letter box during the week.
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And there was SUS letter boxes, right same scenario young person walked down yet they're seen to look inside two letter boxes.
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- I don't want to be a nuisance, but couldn't it accidentally have been put into somebody else's letter box?
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Please check your letter box for any mail before you leave.
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He dropped the invitation into the letter box this morning.
Synonyms
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1.0
A box outside a home or on the street where mail is delivered
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2.8
A narrow opening in a door for putting letters and small packages through
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1.5
A slot in a door or wall where mail is put
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a box for delivered letters' is directly and transparently derived from 'letter' (a posted message) + 'box' (a container), so a learner who knows both words can infer this without prior exposure. This compound follows common noun+noun composition found across languages (e.g., mailbox/letterbox), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Letter box The home meaning comes from the image of the postman slipping a letter through a box or slot at your door so the mail waits safe inside the house. That's why 'letter box' means 'the box or slot at a house where mail is delivered'.