- mail receptacle
- mail receptacle - A privately owned mailbox or a USPS collection box or other container used to receive or deposit mail.
Glossary of postal terms. 2014.
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Mail slot — A mail slot (sometimes called a letter box [ [http://www.wikihow.com/Install a Mail Slot How to Install a Mail Slot wikiHow] ] ) is a mail receptacle designed as an alternative to a mailbox. A mail slot is a hole cut in a door, wall, or garage.… … Wikipedia
mail drop — n. 1. a receptacle or slot into which mail is put for collection 2. a location or an address used for sending or receiving mail, often for secrecy or illicit purposes … English World dictionary
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mail drop — noun 1》 N. Amer. a receptacle for mail, especially one in which mail is kept until collected. 2》 Brit. a delivery of mail … English new terms dictionary
mail box — A receptacle for the deposit of mail, whether outgoing mail to be picked up by a carrier or mail arriving for a particular person … Ballentine's law dictionary
mail drop — noun 1. a. : a receptacle for mail especially at the place of delivery b. : a slot (as in a chute) for deposit of mail 2. : an address used by an agent who transmits secret communications (as for an espionage apparatus) … Useful english dictionary
mail drop — noun Date: 1945 1. an address used in transmitting secret communications 2. a receptacle or a slot for deposit of mail … New Collegiate Dictionary
mail drop — 1. a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup. 2. drop (def. 12). [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
