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PILLAR BOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pillar box mean?
• PILLAR BOX (noun)
The noun PILLAR BOX has 1 sense:
1. a red pillar-shaped letter box
Familiarity information: PILLAR BOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A red pillar-shaped letter box
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pillar box" is a kind of...):
letter box; mailbox; postbox (public box for deposit of mail)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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