mail bag

Carrier's letter tote

A mail bag is a large, durable sack used to transport letters and packages, typically by postal services.

The term also applies to the accumulated correspondence a person or organization receives: The senator's mail bag was full of letters opposing the bill.

Also spelled as one word: mailbag.

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container type for postal items

mail bagpost office box

Rented compartment for correspondence

PO box · shipping container · mailbox · cardboard box

communication delivery method

mail bagemail inbox

cloud storage · messaging app

direction of postal flow

mail bagmailbox

Container for delivered mail

letter box · post box · inbox · mail slot · pigeon hole

Family

mail, bag, mails, mailed, mailing, mailer, mailman, mailbox, bags

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G