mail drop
noun
1
: an address used in transmitting secret communications
2
: a receptacle or a slot for deposit of mail
Examples of mail drop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Either the accommodations were very crowded inside or this was all sleight of hand—an illustrious address functioning as a mail drop.
—
Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The problem has only gotten worse and postal authorities and bank officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks if possible, or at least to use a secure mail drop such as inside the post office.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 13 June 2023
The problem has only worsened and postal authorities and bank officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks if possible, or at least to use a secure mail drop such as inside the post office.
—Ken Sweet, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2023
The address belongs to a law firm that a partner said offers mail drop services for hundreds of companies.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
TrustCor has a small staff in Canada, where it is officially based at a UPS Store mail drop, company executive Rachel McPherson told Mozilla in the email discussion thread.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
The blue mail drop box at that location has been subjected to ongoing tampering and damage.
—cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022
The physical address in Toronto given in its auditor’s report, 371 Front St. West, houses a UPS Store mail drop.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
The 2022 general election will be Illinois’ first major election since legislation expanding vote-by-mail and mail drop box voting programs passed, Chicago Votes Co-Executive Director Stevie Valles said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The problem has only gotten worse and postal authorities and bank officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks if possible, or at least to use a secure mail drop such as inside the post office.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 13 June 2023
The problem has only worsened and postal authorities and bank officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks if possible, or at least to use a secure mail drop such as inside the post office.
—Ken Sweet, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2023
The address belongs to a law firm that a partner said offers mail drop services for hundreds of companies.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
TrustCor has a small staff in Canada, where it is officially based at a UPS Store mail drop, company executive Rachel McPherson told Mozilla in the email discussion thread.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
The blue mail drop box at that location has been subjected to ongoing tampering and damage.
—cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022
The physical address in Toronto given in its auditor’s report, 371 Front St. West, houses a UPS Store mail drop.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
The 2022 general election will be Illinois’ first major election since legislation expanding vote-by-mail and mail drop box voting programs passed, Chicago Votes Co-Executive Director Stevie Valles said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mail drop.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near mail drop
Cite this Entry
“Mail drop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20drop. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share