mailbox

Everyday

1. (US, Canada) A mailbox is a box outside a house where letters are delivered, or a public box where you post letters (UK: postbox, letterbox). tree →
2. An email inbox, the place on a computer where your emails arrive. tree →

In the lessons

Used in everyday life and computers. Phrases: «check the mailbox», «put the letter in the mailbox», «my email mailbox is full». Safety: be careful with emails from strangers in your mailbox.

Examples

• I checked the mailbox for my birthday card. tree →
• Put the letter in the mailbox on the corner. tree →
• My email mailbox was full of spam. tree →
• The mailbox had a little red flag. tree →
• Our mailbox is at the end of the drive. tree →
• The postman left a parcel by the mailbox. tree →

Note

Plural: mailboxes. US/Canada «mailbox»; UK/Ireland/Australia «letterbox» (on a house) and «postbox» (public). One word.