post box

Curbside mail container

A post box is a public receptacle for depositing outgoing mail, typically a freestanding metal container on a street corner or mounted to a wall.

The term is more common in British English; Americans usually say mailbox.

Post box also refers to a rented compartment at a post office for receiving mail.

mail

letterbox

Postal delivery receptacle

stamps · envelope · letter · postcard · correspondence · delivery · outgoing · address · parcel · drop

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Opposites
mail direction

post boxmailbox

Container for delivered mail

letterbox · delivery address · doorstep · inbox · mail slot

Family

postbox

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