mailbag

A noun referring to a bag or pouch used for transporting or carrying mail, such as a postal delivery sack or a letter carrier's shoulder bag.

• 🇫🇷Sac ou grand contenant utilisé pour transporter ou acheminer le courrier, par exemple un sac postal pour la livraison ou un sac porté en bandoulière par le facteur.

1. shipping pouch B1 formal

   A large bag or sack used for transporting letters and parcels during mail delivery.

   • The postal worker loaded the mailbag onto the truck.
   • Each mailbag can hold hundreds of envelopes.
   • They sealed the mailbag with a security tag.
   • The shipment of mailbags arrived at the sorting facility.

   🇫🇷sac postal

   Synonymes: mail pouchpostbag

2. carrier's shoulder bag B1 formal

   A smaller bag worn over the shoulder by a letter carrier to deliver mail on a route.

   • The mail carrier swung the mailbag over his shoulder.
   • Her mailbag was full of letters for the neighborhood.
   • A sturdy mailbag is essential for a delivery person.
   • He adjusted the strap of his mailbag before starting his route.

   🇫🇷sacoche de facteur

   Synonymes: mail pouchpostbag

• mailbags plural form
• mailbags' possessive plural form
• mailbag's possessive singular form