postbag

(ˈpəʊstˌbæɡ)

1. chiefly Brit another name for mailbag

2. the mail received by a magazine, radio programme, public figure, etc

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Noun

postbag - letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag"

mailbag

bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"

Translations

sacco della posta

postbag

[ˈpəʊstbæg] N (Brit) (= sack) → saco m postal; (= letters) → correspondencia f, cartas fpl
it arrived in my postbag → llegó en mi correo
he received a heavy postbag → recibió muchas cartas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

postbag

[ˈpəʊstbæg] n (British) [politician, newspaper, programme] to receive a large postbag → recevoir de nombreuses lettres
He received a large postbag from readers across the world → Il a reçu de nombreuses lettres de lecteurs du monde entier.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

postbag

[ˈpəʊstˌbæg] n (Brit) → sacco postale, sacco della posta

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References in classic literature

The postbag, that evening--it came late--contained a letter for me, which, however, in the hand of my employer, I found to be composed but of a few words enclosing another, addressed to himself, with a seal still unbroken.

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Having placed his completed note in the postbag, he silently signed to Arnold to follow him into the garden.

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Dr Davies said since taking on the role of MP his postbag has been inundated with complaints about gulls.

We must act now to stop seagull attacks

Some might say he's just being a grumpy old man, but Oasis legend Noel Gallagher thinks the web has been bad for the music business - and his postbag.

Noel: I will never be a Mr www.onderwall

WITH the elections now over, we get the usual postbag of successful candidates thanking the electorate for their support via the letters page.

Arrogant to the last; Letters

Write to Cosmic Postbag, Sunday Mail or email lynne@sundaymail.

Will we sell house and retire?

The jobs are part of a Royal Mail plan to recruit 18,000 temporary workers nationwide to help handle the huge festive postbag of around two billion items.

New jobs to help handle festive post

Our report that 25,000 people died between December and March due to the cold weather, prompted a bulging postbag...

Sad winter death toll left you with a chill

PLAID CYMRU is, unfortunately, being increasingly seen as "the nasty party" due to the antics of some of its elected members on local councils, and, to a greater extent, to the letters sent by party hacks to local postbag pages (Andrew Nutt letter, May 9).

...but it needs to show dignity; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..

The daily postbag averaged 72 million, down by three million from the previous year and 12 million fewer than in 2006.

Mail profits up by pounds 7m

Two 24-hour walkouts led to 30 million letters being delayed, around 40% of an average daily postbag.

Strikes lead to backlog; WORLDTODAY National news digest

"Although it is a small minority of retailers who break the law, I know - from my postbag - how much misery they can cause.

WALES: Fireworks crackdown