Letter box

/lˈɛtə bˈɒks/

/lˈɛɾɚ bˈɑːks/

[noun]

Letter box

[NOUN]

*** a narrow opening in a door or wall through which mail is delivered

a private box for delivery of mail

public box for deposit of mail

synonyms : mailbox

postbox

a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for

synonyms : call box

PO Box

POB

Post-Office box

Examples

1. Some researchers call this the brain's letter box or visual word formary.

2. So we sent the plan off to 20 people, including me-- I remember chasing some guy down Brompton Road and saying, let me drop this in your letter box and whatever.

3. Now, to ask that question, my first approach was to take light traps - light traps are bright boxes with clear glass windows which have slits in them, like letter boxes - and when you shine a bright light underwater on the edge of the reef, you can intercept the larval fish, the baby fish, as they come back to the reef.

4. If I'm not home to receive large packages the delivery person puts it in here When they put it into the locker they get a receipt and a number and then they put it in your letter box Actually, when someone puts something in the locker and puts your room number down, you get notified on the screen you were looking at It flashes saying 'You got mail' You got a package downstairs to pick up, which is really cool You can put your trash anytime you want, yeah?