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mail-box

mail-box is the alternative form of mailbox.

Meaning of mailbox

Noun

mailbox (plural mailboxes)

  1. (US) A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
    • She waved back, placed a stack of envelopes in her mailbox, and lifted the red flag.2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 264
  2. (US) A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.
    Synonyms:
    letterbox
  3. A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore.

Forms of mail-box

pluralmail-boxes

Questions about mail-box

What is mail-box the alternative form of?
Mail-box is the alternative form of mailbox.

Words near mail-box in the dictionary

  1. mail trains
  2. mail truck
  3. mail trucks
  4. mail user agent
  5. mail user agents
  6. mail-box
  7. mail-boxes
  8. mail-carrier
  9. mail-carriers
  10. mail-cheeked
  11. mail-in

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