red boxes

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of red box.
  red box

  noun

  in the United Kingdom, a type of lockable box, shaped like a briefcase and red in color, in which cabinet ministers and the monarch carry official documents.

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red boxes

Driven by nostalgia—and maybe the apocalypse—an army of ‘phone spotters’ is racing against the clock to rescue the U.K.’s remote red boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

This week, in honor of Valentine’s Day, the company is swapping in red boxes.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025

The Queen always would have "done her red boxes, read government papers" and would be well-versed in the dilemmas of government decisions, said Mrs May.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2022

Both the blue and red boxes will carry a new Barilla logo.

From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2022

From this height, the red boxes crept up on the uncleared woods in impressive rows.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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