mailbox
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mailbox (plural mailboxes)
- (chiefly US) A box into which mail is put.
- A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
- 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 264:
- She waved back, placed a stack of envelopes in her mailbox, and lifted the red flag.
- Synonym: (UK) letterbox
- A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.
- Synonym: (UK) letterbox
- A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
- (computing) A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore.
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collection point for mail intended for onward delivery — see letterbox
delivery point for mail — see letterbox
folder or account for the storage of email — see inbox