mailbox

• Существительное, обозначающее либо частный контейнер для получения личной почты, либо общественный ящик для отправки исходящей корреспонденции.

A noun referring to either a private container for receiving personal mail or a public box for depositing outgoing mail.

1. Private mail receptacleA2formal

   A personal container, often located at a residence or business, where postal deliveries are placed.

   Почтовый ящик

   • The letter was left in the mailbox by the front door.
   • He checked his mailbox every morning for bills.
   • The new mailbox has a lock to keep mail secure.

2. Public mail collection boxA2formal

   A container, typically found on streets or in public areas, where people deposit outgoing mail for collection by the postal service.

   Почтовый ящик

   • She dropped the envelope into the mailbox on the corner.
   • The red mailbox is emptied twice a day.
   • Please use the mailbox outside the post office for urgent letters.

   Synonymsletter boxpostbox