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

And there are mailboxes where kids can drop letters or pictures for the dogs and get replies. —Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

Mister Rogers is back in the neighborhood, and more specifically, inside your mailbox. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 May 2026

If the climbing structure (fence, wall, mailbox) is already in place, select a plant that is well-suited to the light and soil conditions. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 May 2026

And there are mailboxes where kids can drop letters or pictures for the dogs and get replies. —Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 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