postbox

American  

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /

noun

Chiefly British.

• postboxes
  plural

1. a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.

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postbox British  

/ ˈpəʊstˌbɒks /

noun

1. Also called: letter box. a box into which mail is put for collection by the postal service

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• postboxes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of postbox

First recorded in 1745–55; post ³ + box ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

postbox postboxes

BBC NI went to Newtownabbey, County Antrim, where there is a newly upgraded postbox.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Royal Mail said residents can use another nearby postbox or hand stamped letters to their postman or woman.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

"I really don't know what an automatic postbox is," said Ralph Boyd.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025

What would my pen pals say if I told them that I am standing at a detention center because I went to open my postbox for their letters?

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

The postboxes for each household bear stickers put there after the attacks three years ago: red indicates those killed, and black those taken hostage.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Seven "postboxes of the future" are in place in Northern Ireland, of 3,500 planned across the UK.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

However, Peacock added that generally "people who use postboxes are writing letters and using stamps".

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

More are on the way, hence the black plastic while postboxes are upgraded.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Across the country that day, the ballots for year-end honors in Thoroughbred racing began arriving in journalists’ postboxes.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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