pillar box
pillar box noun: a free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar (green in the Irish Republic) with a slot for posting letters.
Noun
pillar box (plural pillar boxes)
- A free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar (green in the Irish Republic) with a slot for posting letters.
- We were over the border here, into Northern Ireland, and the post office had a very English atmosphere. It was pleasant, too, much as we enjoyed the hospitality of the Republic, to be buying stamps with the Queen's head on them, and to be posting our cards in a red pillar-box, instead of a green...1955 June, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 393
- Synonyms:
- letter box, letterbox, letter-box, mailbox, mail box, mail-box, post box, postbox, post-box
pillar box meaning in Tamil
pillar box in Tamil
- கம்பப் பேழை
Synonyms of pillar box
Forms of pillar box
| plural | pillar boxes |
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Questions about pillar box
- What does pillar box mean?
- Pillar box means a free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar (green in the Irish Republic) with a slot for posting letters.
- What is pillar box in Tamil?
- Pillar box in Tamil is கம்பப் பேழை. See Pillar box meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pillar box?
- Pillar box is a noun.
- What is the plural of pillar box?
- The plural of pillar box is pillar boxes.
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