pillar box
pillar box — noun
1. a bright red metal container shaped like a thick column, found on streets in Bri
a bright red metal container shaped like a thick column, found on streets in Britain, where you post letters through a narrow front slot and postal workers collect mail from a door at the back
Jisoo dropped a postcard into the pillar box outside the train station.
collocation: drop + [item] into + pillar box
Femi found a pillar box three blocks away with Monday collection on its label.
collocation: collection time on the pillar box label
Noor showed a child how to post a birthday card in a red pillar box.
The old pillar box on Church Street has a royal crown above its locked door.
Théo waited until he saw a pillar box before sealing his job application envelope.
- post box
broader British term that includes pillar boxes, wall-mounted boxes, and post office counter slots
- mailbox
standard North American term; in Britain 'mailbox' usually refers to an email inbox
- letter box
in British English this normally means the slot in a front door for incoming post, not a public posting box
用法筆記
In everyday British conversation the term is often shortened to 'post box'. 'Pillar box' specifically names the freestanding cylindrical type, as opposed to a wall-mounted slot or a post office counter box.