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mail·box
(māl′bŏks′)n.
1. A public container for deposit of outgoing mail. Also called postbox.
2. A private box for incoming mail. Also called letterbox.
3. A computer file or set of files for the collection and storage of email.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
mailbox
(ˈmeɪlˌbɒks)n
1. chiefly
a. a slot, usually covered with a hinged flap, through which letters, etc are delivered to a building
b. a private box into which letters, etc, are delivered. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): letter box
2. chiefly US and Canadian a public box into which letters, etc, are put for collection and delivery. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): postbox
3. (Computer Science) (on a computer) the directory in which e-mail messages are stored; also used of the icon that can be clicked to provide access to e-mails
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
mail•box
(ˈmeɪlˌbɒks)n.
1. a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery.
2. a private box into which mail is delivered.
3. a file in a computer for the storage of electronic mail.
[1800–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  mailbox - a private box for delivery of mail box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" |
| 2. |  mailbox - public box for deposit of mail maildrop - a drop where mail can be deposited pillar box - a red pillar-shaped letter box |
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Translations
poštovní schránka
postkassepostboks
postilaatikko
poštanski sandučić
póstkassi
郵便受
우체통
poštni nabiralnik
brevlåda
ตู้ไปรษณีย์ตู้จดหมาย
hộp thư
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mailbox
[ˈmeɪlbɒks] n
(US) (for posting letters) → boîte f aux lettres; (where mailman leaves letters) → boîte f à lettres
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
letters, parcels etc by post. His secretary opens his mail.
verbto send by post.
ˈmailbag nouna bag for letters etc. The letters are put into mailbags and sent to London by train.
ˈmailbox nouna postbox.
ˈmailman (-mӕn) noun(American) a postman.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mailbox
→ صُنْدَوقُ الْبَرِيدِ, صُنْدُوقُ البَرِيد poštovní schránka postboks, postkasse Briefkasten γραμματοκιβώτιο buzón postilaatikko boîte aux lettres poštanski sandučić cassetta delle lettere 郵便受 우체통 postbus postboks, postkasse skrzynka pocztowa caixa de correio, caixa do correio, caixa postal почтовый ящик brevlåda ตู้ไปรษณีย์, ตู้จดหมาย posta kutusu hộp thư 邮筒, 邮箱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009