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Letter box   /lˈɛtər bɑks/   Listen
Letter box

noun
1.
A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.  Synonyms: call box, PO Box, POB, Post-Office box.
2.
Public box for deposit of mail.  Synonyms: mailbox, postbox.
3.
A private box for delivery of mail.  Synonym: mailbox.






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"Letter box" Quotes from Famous Books



... it with considerable apprehension if I am fortunate enough ever to get into your good books." His little speech ended with a gasp. The letter which he was holding carelessly in his fingers had almost slipped from them into the locked letter box. ...
— The Summons • A.E.W. Mason

... day, and as the head of the family, Meg insisted on reading the dispatches, which grew more cheerful as the week passed. At first, everyone was eager to write, and plump envelopes were carefully poked into the letter box by one or other of the sisters, who felt rather important with their Washington correspondence. As one of these packets contained characteristic notes from the party, we will rob an ...
— Little Women • Louisa May Alcott



Words linked to "Letter box" :   compartment, box, mailbox, pillar box, maildrop



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