"despatch box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: despatch boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} despatch box (plural despatch boxes)
  1. Alternative spelling of dispatch box Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dispatch box
    Sense id: en-despatch_box-en-noun-HlNnxeRu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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