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mailpod

mailpod noun: a receptacle for collecting, processing, or distributing mail.

Noun

mailpod (plural mailpods)

  1. (postal) A receptacle for collecting, processing, or distributing mail.
    • At Strugglehome he asked Sylla to show him the mail-pod exchange routine. Here he learned that the slow man on a pod grapple.1969 November, James Tiptree, Jr., Worlds of IF, page 17
    • As Peat Moss and Ivy were dropping their letters in the mailpod, their friend Hickory Gray Squirrel came by.1987, Berenstain, Mike, 1951-, Peat Moss and Ivy meet Santa Claws, page 9

Examples of mailpod in a sentence

  • Just a hint of what was lurking in this month’s mailpod...2013 May, Rich Edwards, “This Month's Letters”, in Your SFX, page 35:
  • The mailpod this month was dominated by your dedications to Sir Christopher Lee, with memories and tributes pouring in via all communication channels.2015, Jordan Farley, “This Month's Letters”, in Your SFX, page 34:

Forms of mailpod

pluralmailpods

Origin of mailpod

mail + pod.

Questions about mailpod

What does mailpod mean?
Mailpod means a receptacle for collecting, processing, or distributing mail.
How do you use mailpod in a sentence?
Just a hint of what was lurking in this month’s mailpod...
What part of speech is mailpod?
Mailpod is a noun.
What is the plural of mailpod?
The plural of mailpod is mailpods.

Words near mailpod in the dictionary

  1. mailpersons
  2. mailpiece
  3. mailpieces
  4. mailplane
  5. mailplanes
  6. mailpod
  7. mailroom
  8. mailrooms
  9. mailrun
  10. mailruns
  11. mails

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