mailbox

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

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

1. Private mail receptacle A2 formal

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

   • 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.

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2. Public mail collection box A2 formal

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

   • 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.

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   Синонимы: letter boxpostbox

• mailboxes plural form
• mailboxes' possessive plural form
• mailbox's possessive singular form