LETTER BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does letter box mean? 

• LETTER BOX (noun)
  The noun LETTER BOX has 3 senses:

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

2. public box for deposit of mail

3. a private box for delivery of mail

  Familiarity information: LETTER BOX used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LETTER BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

call box; letter box; PO Box; POB; Post-Office box

Hypernyms ("letter box" is a kind of...):

compartment (a space into which an area is subdivided)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Public box for deposit of mail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

letter box; mailbox; postbox

Hypernyms ("letter box" is a kind of...):

maildrop (a drop where mail can be deposited)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "letter box"):

pillar box (a red pillar-shaped letter box)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A private box for delivery of mail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

letter box; mailbox

Hypernyms ("letter box" is a kind of...):

box (a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid)

 Context examples 

At first, everyone was eager to write, and plump envelopes were carefully poked into the letter box by one or other of the sisters, who felt rather important with their Washington correspondence.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)