letterbox

Definition

A box into which mail is put.

Etymology

From letter + box.

Example Sentences

• "A wad of junk mail was pushed through the letterbox in the front door and dropped onto the mat."
• "His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat."