postbox

[ pohst-boks ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

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

postbox

/ ˈpəʊstˌbɒks /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of postbox¹

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

Example Sentences

A postbox has been closed because snails have been crawling inside and munching the mail.

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Because as well as illustrating this historic document, he is the designer of the King's cypher, the logo that you will begin to see on new banknotes, public buildings, uniforms and eventually on new postboxes.

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Kent Police said the five postboxes were sprayed between 19 and 20 February on various roads in the area.

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Police have launched an investigation after multiple postboxes were painted gold.

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The idea of creating the life-sized figure came to her when she made a soldier postbox topper that attracted more than 62,000 likes on Facebook.

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