Meaning

2 senses
  1. A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.

    Postfach

    абоне́нтский я́щикabonéntskij jáščik

    абонеме́нтна скри́нькаaboneméntna skrýnʹka, абоне́нтська скри́нькаabonéntsʹka skrýnʹka

  2. A test instrument once used by telephone engineers.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. There's no post in the letter box.

    deEs ist keine Post im Briefkasten. — faehrmann

  2. There isn't any post in the letter box.

    ruВ почтовом ящике нет почты. — marafon

    deIm Briefkasten ist keine Post. — Waldelfe

  3. I put the circular in the post box.

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  4. I have gingerly opened the post box each night waiting for the letter.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
box hired as collection point for mail:
Русский
By meaning 1
box hired as collection point for mail:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
box hired as collection point for mail:

Forms

plural: post office boxes

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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