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

Related attractions at Perrin Park included a food truck area, photo area and a mailbox for letters to Santa. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025

Sometimes spots are too tight, too small or positioned strangely — not to mention the potential obstacles hindering your perfect parking, like other vehicles, trees, shopping carts and mailboxes, among other things. —Olivia Munson, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025

There will be a mailbox to mail letters to Santa. —Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025

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

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