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post office boxes

post office boxes is the plural of post office box.

Meaning of post office box

Noun

post office box (plural post office boxes)

  1. A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.
    • “Rich people use post office boxes to shield themselves from unwanted correspondence. It’s like a garbage can for mail.”2022, Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, Penguin (2023), page 307
    Synonyms:
    PO box, postal box
  2. A test instrument once used by telephone engineers.

Questions about post office boxes

What is post office boxes the plural of?
Post office boxes is the plural of post office box.

Words near post office boxes in the dictionary

  1. post oaks
  2. post obitum
  3. post off
  4. post office
  5. post office box
  6. post office boxes
  7. post office order
  8. post office orders
  9. post office telephone system
  10. post offices
  11. post parade

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