postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /

NOUN

letter box

Synonyms

WEAK

letter drop letterbox mail drop mailbox pillar box

Example Sentences

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BBC NI went to Newtownabbey, County Antrim, where there is a newly upgraded postbox.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Two designs were trialled in the pilot, including one where the entire round lid of the postbox was black.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

They can be delivered to a special postbox next to his bench until 14:00 on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Paper and ink, poems and my postbox are medicines that heal the wounds of a fife without freedom.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat