MAILBOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mailbox mean? 

• MAILBOX (noun)
  The noun MAILBOX has 2 senses:

1. a private box for delivery of mail

2. public box for deposit of mail

  Familiarity information: MAILBOX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAILBOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A private box for delivery of mail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

letter box; mailbox

Hypernyms ("mailbox" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Public box for deposit of mail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

letter box; mailbox; postbox

Hypernyms ("mailbox" is a kind of...):

maildrop (a drop where mail can be deposited)

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

pillar box (a red pillar-shaped letter box)

 Context examples 

A U.S. agent cannot be in the form of a mailbox, answering machine, or service, or other place where an individual acting as the foreign facility's agent is not physically present.

(Foreign Facility's United States Agent, NCI Thesaurus)