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Meaning of Mailbag | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ

Definitions

  1. A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.
  2. A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail.
  3. The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website.

Equivalents

العربية حقيبة البريد
日本語 郵袋
Polski listonoszka

Examples

“The communicating doors of adjoining vehicles are opened simultaneously by pressing a large push-button located a suitable height for a man loaded with mailbags to contact it with his shoulder; after a time-lag of seven seconds the doors close automatically.”
“In our mailbag this month, we've got no less than 12 letters from those of you who think that Jones should not have been benched.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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