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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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June Sheridan didn't realise the postbox was there and ended up taking her small parcel into the shop.

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

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

Today, I wish I could tell my pen pals that I was going to Birzeit to open my postbox, to meet their words.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

Downey added that he preferred the older postboxes as he could just drop a letter in and go.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

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 solar-powered postboxes will support the increasing numbers of people selling second-hand items, such as clothing, online.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2025

Denmark's 1,500 postboxes will start to disappear from the start of June.

From BBC Mar. 6, 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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