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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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Origin of postbox

First recorded in 1745–55; post3 + box1

Words nearby postbox

postaxial, post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy, postbus, postcanonical, post captain, postcard
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Words related to postbox

letterbox, letter drop, mailbox, mail drop, pillar box

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 North

  • 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

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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