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Noun: letter box  le-tu(r) bóks
Usage: Brit
  1. Public box for deposit of mail
    "She dropped the letter into the red letter box on the corner";
    - postbox [Brit], mailbox
     
  2. A private box for delivery of mail
    "She checked her letter box every day for the expected letter";
    - mailbox
     
  3. A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
    "He checked his letter box daily for the expected package";
    - Post-Office box, PO Box, POB, call box

Derived forms: letter boxes

Type of: box, compartment, maildrop

Encyclopedia: Letter box