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View synonyms for pillar box

pillar box

noun

, British.
  1. a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.


pillar box

noun

  1. (in Britain) a red pillar-shaped public letter box situated on a pavement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. characteristic of a pillar box (in the phrase pillar-box red )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pillar box1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

The white steps were in tune with the billowy clouds, and the scarlet pillar-box at the corner had a friendly, human smile.

The postwoman was coming back from collecting letters at a pillar-box in a neighbouring village.

At the post-office, even the letter-box was shut, as it was Sunday; I was obliged to put my letter in a pillar-box in the street.

Suddenly reassured, Justine went out into the hall, intending to carry her batch of letters to the red pillar-box by the door.

She addressed the envelope and ran out hatless to post it at the pillar box in Edgware Road.

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