postbox
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈpoʊstˌbɑːks/
- UK
:
buzón
- I dropped a letter into the postbox on my way to work.
- a red postbox
Examples
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We hit a postbox.
Fiction book (1994) -
A name is sort of like a postbox number, a code—several different people can use the same name, right?
Fiction book (1991) -
I tracked him through his postbox.
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"Just set it down outside the chipper, next to the postbox," I said.
Fiction book (2000) -
Pound one on a door, slap one on a kiosk, place one on a postbox... ...wherever your life may lead you.
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If we line up five books in an empty postbox, phone booth, or anything with a shelf and call it a 'library', what does it mean to be a library?
Blog text (33) -
THERE SHE IS, BY THE POSTBOX.
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Edging away from the postbox—and I have witnessed this—he would be wide-eyed with momentary terror.
Fiction book (1997) -
Please check the postbox for any mail that might have arrived.
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The village's bright red postbox is a popular spot for tourists to take photos.
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
A public box where people put letters for the post to collect
A box where people put letters or small packages for someone to collect
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Morphology
Etymology
Postbox is formed from post meaning 'mail' and box meaning 'a container'. So a postbox is a public box where you drop letters to be collected and sent by the postal service.