单词 | mail slot |
释义 | > as lemmasmail slot mail slot n. North American a slot in a front door through which post is delivered by the post office. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > equipment for sending or delivering mail > [noun] > letter-slit on door or wall letterbox1820 letter-slit1833 letter plate1849 mail slot1892 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door fittings furniture1881 mail slot1892 1892 Olean (N.Y.) Weekly Democrat 20 Dec. 13/1 Two horizontals slits in the door plate, above and below the mail slot. 1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 284 He peeked down through her mail-slot which opened up on the bed. 1955 E. A. Powell Adventure Road iii. 20 The postman dropped into the mail slot of my door a letter bearing the imprint of the Badminton Magazine. 1986 R. B. Parker Taming Sea-horse (1987) xi. 67 There were several days' worth of letters piled under the mail slot. < as lemmas |
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