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letter box

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letter box
Noun
Chiefly Brit
1. a slot in a door through which letters are delivered
2. Also called: (pillar box (postbox) ) a public box into which letters and postcards are put for collection
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Noun1.letter boxletter box - a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
compartment - a space into which an area is subdivided
2.letter boxletter box - public box for deposit of mail      
maildrop - a drop where mail can be deposited
pillar box - a red pillar-shaped letter box
3.letter boxletter box - a private box for delivery of mail  
box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
Translations
letter box letter (Brit) nBriefkasten m


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