letterbox

Definitions

1. A box into which mail is put.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
2. A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
3. A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
4. A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
5. A rectangular hole or slot.

Equivalents

Examples

“A wad of junk mail was pushed through the letterbox in the front door and dropped onto the mat.”

“His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make⟳. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat⟳.”

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