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

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Many looked more like mail drops than medical offices. William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Upstairs, an old mail drop between floors will be repurposed into a place where guests checking out can deposit their room keys. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025 The address for Dans’ solo practice was a mail drop at the New York City Bar Association. Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024 The boat traverses the lake and makes about 50 mail drops. Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for mail drop

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mail drop was in 1945

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“Mail drop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20drop. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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