letterboxnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlet.ə.bɒks/us/ˈlet̬.ɚ.bɑːks/UKUS mail slot a rectangular hole in the door or in a wall near the entrance of a house or other building, through which letters, etc. are delivered
US mailbox a metal container in the street or other public place in which you can put letters for them to be collected and sent to someone else
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Parts of buildings: doors & parts of doors
- architrave
- bell push
- door
- door knocker
- doorbell
- doorway
- draught excluder
- entrance 1
- fire door
- five-bar gate
- French doors
- knob
- knocker
- revolving door
- screen door
- stage door
- storm door/window
- swing door
- up-and-over
- weatherboarding
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