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单词 postbox
释义

postbox

[ pohst-boks ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /
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noun Chiefly British.

a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.

Origin of postbox

First recorded in 1745–55; post3 + box1

Words nearby postbox

postaxial, post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy, postbrachial, postbus, postcanonical, postcapillary venule
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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 serviceAlso called: letter box
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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