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

Deputies who went to the family’s home Wednesday evening noticed two cars parked in the driveway and the mailbox overflowing, according to the Sheriff’s Office. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025

Netflix, for example, shifted its focus from retail rentals to mailbox delivery to streaming. —Ellie Victor, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

Cooper, a former mailman before turning his sights to music, sings about the memories and life moments that the numbers on a mailbox signify to someone who calls an address home. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025

The agreement says that Jackson also stole mailbox keys from a postal carrier attempting to deliver mail to an apartment complex in Sacramento. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 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