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Postbox

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mailboxnoun(chiefly US) A box into which mail is placed.
letter boxnounAlternative form of letterbox. [(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A box into which mail is put.]

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letter boxnounAlternative form of letterbox. [(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A box into which mail is put.]
mailboxnoun(chiefly US) A box into which mail is placed.
post-boxnounAlternative spelling of post box. [(postal) A box in which post can be left by a sender to be picked up by a courier or postman (postal worker).]
post-office boxnounAlternative form of post office box and PO box.
mail-boxnounAlternative form of mailbox. [(chiefly US) A box into which mail is placed.]
mail boxnounAlternative form of mailbox. [(chiefly US) A box into which mail is placed.]
drop-boxnounAlternative spelling of dropbox. [A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another.]
drop boxnounAlternative spelling of dropbox. [A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another.]
pillarboxnounAlternative form of pillar box. [(UK, Ireland) A free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar (green in the Irish Republic) with a slot for posting letters.]
phoneboxnounAlternative spelling of phone box. [(UK, Ireland, Australia) A telephone box]
letter-boxnounAlternative spelling of letter box. [Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.]
post boynounAlternative form of postboy. [(historical) A male postilion.]
despatch boxnounAlternative spelling of dispatch box. [A box or case with a lock that is used for carrying dispatches (“important official messages”) and other documents.]
post horsenounAlternative spelling of posthorse. [A horse ridden by a postrider to carry mail.]
cash-boxnounAlternative spelling of cashbox. [A box for holding cash.]
in-boxnounAlternative form of inbox. [A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.]
cash boxnounAlternative spelling of cashbox. [A box for holding cash.]
fare boxnounAlternative form of farebox. [A box into which passengers drop their bus or train fare.]
post-horsenounAlternative spelling of posthorse. [A horse ridden by a postrider to carry mail.]
fence-postnounAlternative spelling of fencepost. [A post which helps hold up a fence.]

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