letterbox
2
1.5
- noun
- /ˈlɛtərˌbɑks/
- UK
:
buzón
- Fergus stands beneath her doorway, scribbles a note, and sticks it in the letterbox.
And I ran up and down the road with my brother, who very calmly helped, and we put them through the letterbox.
- And I ran up and down the road with my brother, who very calmly helped, and we put them through the letterbox.
Examples
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We installed a new letterbox to keep our mail safe from the rain.
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And you looked through the letterbox.
Blog text (12) -
Mail falls through the letterbox.
Fiction book (1994) -
I can't wait until they arrive in my letterbox.
Blog text (25) -
So when a well-produced glossy flyer dropped through my letterbox last week, proclaiming the arrival of a new local taxi firm, I was receptive to the prospect of change.
Blog text (8) -
Every morning, the postman delivers letters through the letterbox at our front door.
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She found a birthday card waiting for her in the letterbox after a long day at work.
Synonyms
111
1.0
A box outside a home or on the street where mail is delivered
5
2.8
A narrow opening in a door for putting letters and small packages through
1
1.0
A box or slot at a house where mail is delivered
A box where people put letters or small packages for someone to collect
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Morphology
Etymology
Letterbox is a simple joining of letter ('a written message') and box ('a container'). It originally meant the slot or box in a door where mail is put, which is why we still use it for the place where letters are delivered.