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mailing tube

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

COMMUNICATIONS a long hollow cylinder, usually made of paper or cardboard, used to contain and protect large documents sent by mail: Each kit includes supplies to help students create original billboard designs, such as a mailing tube to submit completed entries.
(Definition of mailing tube noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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