mailbox

noun

mail·​box ˈmāl-ˌbäks 

1

: a box at or near a dwelling for the occupant's mail

2

: a public box for deposit of outgoing mail

3

: a computer file in which email is collected

Examples of mailbox in a Sentence

On the way to work, I dropped my letters in the corner mailbox.

She checked her mailbox daily, hoping for a letter from her son.

Recent Examples on the Web

Enlist Professional Help Unfortunately, birds sometimes build their nests in chimneys or mailboxes, or near busy doorways that just aren’t safe for baby birds. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025

In the daylight, Williams dropped an envelope with no return address in a U.S. Postal Service mailbox. —Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025

The public is being asked to help find who is responsible for several mailboxes being smashed early this week along Arkansas 10 east of Greenwood. —Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024

For all readers, the final edition of the Leader Shopper will arrive in your mailboxes this weekend. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mailbox

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• firebox
• gearbox
• hemlocks

Kids Definition

mailbox

noun

mail·​box ˈmā(ə)l-ˌbäks 

1

: a public box in which to place outgoing mail

2

: a private box (as on a house) for the delivery of incoming mail

3

: a computer file in which email is collected