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letterboxes

letterboxes is the plural of letterbox.

Meaning of letterbox

Noun

letterbox (plural letterboxes)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.
    • A wad of junk mail was pushed through the letterbox in the front door and dropped onto the mat.
    Synonyms:
    mailbox, mail slot
  3. A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
  4. A rectangular hole or slot.
    • His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat.1954, Daniel Talbot, A Treasury of Mountaineering Stories, page 239

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Questions about letterboxes

What is letterboxes the plural of?
Letterboxes is the plural of letterbox.

Words near letterboxes in the dictionary

  1. letterbox contact
  2. letterbox format
  3. letterboxed
  4. letterboxer
  5. letterboxers
  6. letterboxes
  7. letterboxing
  8. letterboxy
  9. lettercard
  10. lettercards
  11. lettercol

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