definitions

postbox

[ pohst-boks ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /
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noun Chiefly British.

a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.

RELATED WORDS

letterbox, mailbox

Nearby words

postatomic, postaudit, postaxial, postbag, postbellum, postbox, postboy, postbrachial, postbus, postcanonical, postcapillary venule

Origin of postbox

First recorded in 1745–55; post3 + box1
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Examples from the Web for postbox

  • We should have made inquiries in Yucca about the person who has his mail come to that postbox.

    Ruth Fielding In the Saddle|Alice B. Emerson

  • In the afternoon she sent Dorcas to the postbox with several letters.

    Nan of the Gypsies|Grace May North

British Dictionary definitions for postbox

postbox

/ (ˈpəʊstˌbɒks) /

noun

mainly British a box into which mail is put for collection by the postal serviceAlso called: letter box
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