pillar box

noun

, British.

1. a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.

pillar box

noun

1. (in Britain) a red pillar-shaped public letter box situated on a pavement

adjective

1. characteristic of a pillar box (in the phrase pillar-box red )

Word History and Origins

Origin of pillar box¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Others are dismissing the act as vandalism "that brings the value of the area down" and are worried Royal Mail will close pillar boxes or remove them altogether, he said.

From BBC

The iconic bright red pillar boxes bearing Elizabeth’s royal cipher will probably remain for decades to come, with new post boxes bearing Charles’s cipher being rolled out alongside.

From Washington Post

The new cypher for Britain's King Charles - the sovereign's monogram that will appear on government buildings and red mail pillar boxes - has been revealed by Buckingham Palace.

From Reuters

There are hundreds of bright red pillar boxes, cylindrical or hexagonal, which have become a symbol of Elizabeth’s Britain.

From Washington Post

In the film, we see Edelsytn dropping the letters into a pillar box.

From The Guardian