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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

It also features a barcode scanner, which opens a drop-down drawer that is big enough to accommodate parcels that do not fit in the traditional postbox slot.

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

We make a huge Valentine’s Day postbox out of a cardboard box covered with pink crepe paper and red hearts with paper doily edging.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

There are currently seven upgraded ones in Northern Ireland, and with more to come, postboxes across the country have been taken out of service.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

The taped up postboxes are part of Royal Mail's roll out of 3,500 new postboxes across the UK.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Have you noticed anything different about postboxes near you?

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

More are on the way, hence the black plastic while postboxes are upgraded.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

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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