"pillar box" meaning in All languages combined

See pillar box on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pillar boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pillar box (plural pillar boxes)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar with a slot for posting letters. Wikipedia link: pillar box Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Containers, Post Synonyms: letter box [UK], letterbox [US], letter-box, mailbox [US], mail box [Canada], mail-box, post box [UK], postbox [US], post-box

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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