mailbox

mail-box · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (North American) A box at or near a house where mail is delivered or deposited.

  2. 2.

    A public box for posting letters.

  3. 3.

    A digital folder or account where email messages are received.

Forms

plural: mailboxes

Related words

See also: letterbox, mail, postbox
Synonyms: letterbox, postbox

Etymology

Compound of English mail (from Old French male "bag") + box (from Old English box).