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

Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Mail piling up in the mailbox, trash cans left at the curb long after collection day and a dark house night after night are all subtle clues that no one is home. — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The store posted Sunday that two pots of flowers and the bin used for mailbox decoration had also been taken. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Williams was supposed to walk outside and check his mailbox, where Will had left him a letter. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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
• gearbox
• hemlocks
• icebox

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