āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
letter box
/lËÉtÉ bËÉks/
Letter box
01
āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸
a small opening in a door or wall through which mail is delivered to a building
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mail carrier slipped the letters through the letter box with a swift motion.
āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻĸā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸
a box usually found near someone's home, where postal workers drop off mail for the recipient to collect
DialectBritish
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Emily found a small package in the letter box, surprised by the unexpected delivery.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸
a box available to the public, with a slot where mail can be put for pickup by postal workers
DialectBritish
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Sarah walked to the corner to post her letter in the nearest letter box.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŖā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸
a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
