drop box

noun

, Textiles.

1. a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drop box¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

They could have mailed them on or before election day, put them in a drop box or authorized someone to return the ballots on their behalf.

From Los Angeles Times

If a vote-by-mail ballot is dropped off in another county’s drop box, election officials must send it to the correct county recorder’s office to be tallied.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of ballots in that drop box were destroyed after an internal fire suppression system failed.

From Los Angeles Times

“It appears that a device was attached to the outside of the ballot drop box that resulted in the ballots being ignited,” Kimsey told The Oregonian.

From Salon

There are several options for how to submit a ballot — including voting by mail, dropping your ballot at a vote center or in a ballot drop box, or having someone else submit it on your behalf.

From Los Angeles Times