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post-box

post-box is the alternative spelling of post box.

Meaning of post box

Noun

post box (plural post boxes)

  1. (postal) A box in which post can be left by a sender to be picked up by a courier or postman (postal worker).
    • Would you take these letters down to the post box please – they've already got stamps.
    Synonyms:
    letterbox, mailbox
  2. A box or slot into which a courier or postal worker puts letters for a recipient to collect.
    Synonyms:
    letterbox, mailbox

Forms of post-box

pluralpost-boxes

Questions about post-box

What is post-box the alternative spelling of?
Post-box is the alternative spelling of post box.

Words near post-box in the dictionary

  1. post-baccalaureate
  2. post-bellum
  3. post-blackness
  4. post-block
  5. post-bop
  6. post-box
  7. post-boxes
  8. post-Brexit
  9. post-build
  10. post-capitalism
  11. post-capitalist

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