drop box

American  

noun

Textiles.

drop boxes plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• drop boxes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of drop box

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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drop box

Firefighters had to cut open the metal drop box to extinguish the fire, and numerous ballots inside were damaged, some charred beyond recognition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

When workers checked the drop box, there was a miscommunication about whether it had been fully emptied, the office said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

The carrier offers modified service on Monday, with early on-call pickups and drop box pickups in some areas.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

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 ● Nov. 3, 2025

There was a warning that honeybees had taken over the post office mail drop box, “so don’t open it unless you want to get stung.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos