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mailbox

 
/ˈmeɪlbɒks/ noun [C] US

Translation

AT HOME a small box outside your home where letters are delivered
(ev) posta kutusu
1210
IN PUBLIC PLACE ( UK letterbox, post box) a large, metal container in a public place where you can post letters
(umumi) posta kutusu
1210
(Definition of mailbox noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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