noun

mailbox

Translation

letterbox, postbox

I checked the mailbox for letters.

I checked the letterbox for letters.

Please drop this letter in the mailbox.

Please drop this letter in the postbox.

((a/the)) mailbox a box for mail I checked the mailbox for letters.

Synonyms: letterbox, postbox

A compound word from 'mail' (letters) and 'box' (a container).

Think of the box outside your house for receiving mail, or the public box for posting letters.