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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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Boyd said he was not notified about the new postbox and didn't think it would be accessible for people of his age.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 13, 2025

Customers procure a barcode from an app, then at the postbox they scan the barcode and drop the parcel into a drawer - this is all powered by solar panels on the box.

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

Seven "postboxes of the future" are in place in Northern Ireland, of 3,500 planned across the UK.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Last week, Royal Mail said it would roll out 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK to enable customers to deposit small parcels.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2025

In the new design, solar panels on the top of the postboxes power a digitally-activated drawer, allowing customers to deposit small parcels.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2025

Emma Gilthorpe, Royal Mail chief executive, called it an "historic change" to give postboxes "a new lease of life".

From BBC Apr. 13, 2025

Across the country that day, the ballots for year-end honors in Thoroughbred racing began arriving in journalists’ postboxes.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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