drop box

American  

noun

Textiles.

1. a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling.

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Etymology

Origin of drop box

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Since 2020, more than eight in 10 Californians during statewide general or special elections have voted by mailing their ballot, depositing it into an official drop box or returning it to a local voting center, according to a new analysis by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies.

From Los Angeles Times

There are various ways to drop it off — through the mail, or through a county ballot drop box or polling place.

From Los Angeles Times

Be sure to get your ballot into a secured drop box, or at a polling place, by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

You can drop off your ballot at any polling place or ballot drop box within California, according to the secretary of state’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, some officials are recommending that — at this point — it’s better to deliver your vote-by-mail ballot through a secure drop box, a vote center or a neighborhood polling place, rather than through the Postal Service.

From Los Angeles Times