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单词 mailbox
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mailbox

[ meyl-boks ]
/ ˈmeɪlˌbɒks /
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noun

a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery by the post office.
a private box, as at a home, into which mail is delivered by the mail carrier.
Computers. a file for storing electronic mail.

Origin of mailbox

First recorded in 1800–10; mail1 + box1

Words nearby mailbox

mail, mailable, mailbag, mailboat, mail bomb, mailbox, mail car, mail carrier, mailcatcher, mail-cheeked, mailcoach
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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British Dictionary definitions for mailbox

mailbox
/ (ˈmeɪlˌbɒks) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian
  1. a slot, usually covered with a hinged flap, through which letters, etc are delivered to a building
  2. a private box into which letters, etc, are deliveredAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): letter box
mainly US and Canadian a public box into which letters, etc, are put for collection and deliveryAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): postbox
(on a computer) the directory in which e-mail messages are stored; also used of the icon that can be clicked to provide access to e-mails
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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