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postbox
[ pohst-boks ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /
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noun Chiefly British.
a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.
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How to use postbox in a sentence
In the afternoon she sent Dorcas to the postbox with several letters.
Nan of the Gypsies|Grace May NorthWe 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
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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