postbox

[ pohst-boks ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /

noun Chiefly British.

a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.

Origin of postbox

First recorded in 1745–55; post3 + box1

Example sentences from the Web for postbox

  • We should have made inquiries in Yucca about the person who has his mail come to that postbox.

    Ruth Fielding In the Saddle |Alice B. Emerson
  • In the afternoon she sent Dorcas to the postbox with several letters.

    Nan of the Gypsies |Grace May North

British Dictionary definitions for postbox

postbox
/ (ˈpəʊstˌbɒks) /

noun

mainly British a box into which mail is put for collection by the postal service Also called: letter box