letter box

NOUN

mail box

Synonyms

WEAK

letter drop letterbox mail drop mailbox pillar box postbox

Example Sentences

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The front gate and wall on the property is all that has survived untouched, with intact mail still in the letter box.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

Funds would need at least two full-time staff in the bloc to avoid becoming a "letter box" company.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2021

While I was starting dinner, Liz went into my room, stole the letter box, and turned on the fireplace.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020

It turned out to be nothing so odd: it was the similarly pronounced boîte aux lettres, letter box.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2020

It’s a Tuesday evening when I get home from work and pull the mail out of the letter box.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak