- a variation of post office box.
P.O. box
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of P.O. box
First recorded in 1845–50, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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One address given by Royod in filings with the Patent Office is simply a Santa Monica PO box.
From The Verge • Jul. 24, 2020
Luckily the PI I hired saved her voicemail response to the letter I sent to her secretive PO box that I found after multiple attempts.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2018
It’s rare these days to write to a PO box and receive an autographed headshot or to bump into a famous figure on the street and ask him to sign a napkin.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2017
Family legend has it that Hall’s grandfather was also a key figure in the Manhattan project, as a secret agent who had worked on the atomic bomb and kept a fake ID and PO box.
From The Verge • Oct. 18, 2017
The envelope was addressed to his PO box.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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