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postbox

postbox 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 postbox

pluralpostboxes

Questions about postbox

What is postbox the alternative spelling of?
Postbox is the alternative spelling of post box.

Words near postbox in the dictionary

  1. postboost
  2. postbop
  3. postbottleneck
  4. postbounce
  5. postbourgeois
  6. postbox
  7. postboxes
  8. postboxing
  9. postboy
  10. postboys
  11. postbrachial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: postbox (page history and authors); post box (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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