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postbox

[ pohst-boks ]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.


postbox

/ ˈ±èəʊ²õ³ÙËŒ²úÉ’°ì²õ /

noun

  1. a box into which mail is put for collection by the postal service Also calledletter box
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of postbox1

First recorded in 1745–55; post 3 + box 1
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Denmark's 1,500 postboxes will start to disappear from the start of June.

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A postbox has been closed because snails have been crawling inside and munching the mail.

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Because as well as illustrating this historic document, he is the designer of the King's cypher, the logo that you will begin to see on new banknotes, public buildings, uniforms and eventually on new postboxes.

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Kent Police said the five postboxes were sprayed between 19 and 20 February on various roads in the area.

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Police have launched an investigation after multiple postboxes were painted gold.

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