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

Clematis are perfect along fences, climbing up a trellis, or delighting your mail carrier at the mailbox. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 May 2025

However, the two stars barely interact on screen in that film due to the story's central conceit — two residents of the same house communicate across time periods using a magic mailbox. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 May 2025

The outer edge may be a straight line that follows a sidewalk or driveway, or a circle around a mailbox or gazebo. —Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025

The suspect caused damage to the mailboxes, but no mail was reported stolen. —Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 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