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POHSTB-oks/ˈpəʊst bɒks/

A post box (id: post-box) is a public box in the street for posting letters (UK; also a pillar box; US mailbox). A letter box is the slot in a door; a post office handles counters. High street: the post box collection is 5.30pm; a parcel in the office pigeonhole is not Royal Mail.

Meaning

A public box in the street for posting letters (UK; also a pillar box; US mailbox).

Examples

• “The post box collection is 5.30pm; a parcel in the office pigeonhole is not Royal Mail.”
• “A post-box on the corner is not a litter bin; a sandwich in the slot is still fly-tipping.”

Good to know

a post box (UK). Close: a pillar box. Contrast: a letter box / a post office. US: a mailbox. High street. Countable boxes. Mix-up: the post is the mail; a post box is the public container.

Near in meaning

pillar box

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