letterbox

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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let·ter·box /ˈletəbɒks $ ˈletərbɑːks/ noun [countable]  1. DTCM British English a narrow hole in a door, or a special box outside a house where letters, packages etc are delivered 〔屋外的〕信箱；〔门上的〕信孔 SYN American English mailbox →4  See picture of 见图 DOOR2. British EnglishTCM a box in a post office or street, in which letters are posted 〔设于邮局或街上的〕邮箱，邮筒 SYN British English postbox, American English mailbox

Examples from the Corpus

letterbox• They had velvet flaps over them like letterboxes.• The first I heard of my part in Talking Heads was when the script was pushed through my letterbox.• The rattle of the letterbox told her that the postman had just delivered the mail.• It's when the dreaded insurance renewal drops through the letterbox.• So he poked his nose through the letterbox.• Through the letterbox, they saw her lying in the hall, covered in blood.• The letterbox clashed and no letters came.• Lancre people didn't bother much with letterboxes.

let·ter·box nounChineseSyllable  

narrow or a door, a Corpus hole a in

letterbox
let‧ter‧box /ˈletəbɒks $ ˈletərbɑːks/ noun [countable]
1. British English a narrow hole in a door, or a special box outside a house where letters, packages etc are delivered
   SYN  mail box American English
2. British English a box in a post office or street, in which letters are posted
   SYN  post box British English, mail box American English