Synonyms for mailbox

Grammar : Noun

Spell : meyl-boks

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪlˌbɒks

Définition of mailbox

Origin : also mail-box, 1797, "box for mailbags on a coach," from mail (n.1) + box (n.1). Meaning "letterbox" is from 1853, American English.

As in letter box : noun mail box
As in mail drop : noun postbox

Example sentences :

There he was observed opening a mailbox, and the name thereon was duly recorded.
Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman

He'd checked the mailbox beside the front porch but there'd been no name.
Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman

You didn't happen to notice whether the mailbox flag was up, did you?
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

Oscar's the one who actual put it in the mailbox and stole the stamp!
Extract from : « Master of None » by Lloyd Neil Goble

He remembered the mail and raised the window and reached down into the mailbox.
Extract from : « The Last Place on Earth » by James Judson Harmon

This note he dropped into the mailbox at the end of the main corridor as he went out.
Extract from : « The Dark Star » by Robert W. Chambers

“I happen to know that young fellow over there by the mailbox,” he answers.
Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford

He had just been to his mailbox, and had a morning paper in his hand.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories, March, 1931 » by Various

Penny had noted that the key was taken from a mailbox which bore the number, 381.
Extract from : « Danger at the Drawbridge » by Mildred A. Wirt

There he dropped the letter in a mailbox and continued on his way to the Bolivar.
Extract from : « The Five Arrows » by Allan Chase

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