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mail slots

mail slots is the plural of mail slot.

Meaning of mail slot

Noun

mail slot (plural mail slots)

  1. A slot in a wall or door through which mail is delivered.
    • Stuffing ACT UP leaflets into the office door's mailslot.1989 April 15, Michael Ambrosino, “Acting Up In The Northwest”, in Gay Community News, page 16
    Synonyms:
    letterbox
  2. A designated storage location for interprocess messages.

Questions about mail slots

What is mail slots the plural of?
Mail slots is the plural of mail slot.

Words near mail slots in the dictionary

  1. mail relay
  2. mail relays
  3. mail shirt
  4. mail shirts
  5. mail slot
  6. mail slots
  7. mail stop
  8. mail stops
  9. mail train
  10. mail trains
  11. mail truck

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