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

The United States Postal Service often won't deliver if there isn't a clear and safe path to mailboxes and doors. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025

Weaver then retreats behind a brick mailbox for cover while continuing to order Aguilar to drop the gun, lie on his stomach and spread his arms. —Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025

Walking to the mailbox to see a package addressed to me is the ultimate dopamine boost. —Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

Due to the lapse in appropriations, this mailbox is not being monitored. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 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