Mailbag
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mailbag is a noun meaning A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.
Meaning
A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.
More Meanings
- A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail.
- (by extension, figurative) The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website.
Example Sentences
In our mailbag this month, we've got no less than 12 letters from those of you who think that Jones should not have been benched.
The communicating doors of adjoining vehicles are opened simultaneously by pressing a large push-button located a suitable height for a man loaded with mailbags to contact it with his shoulder; after a time-lag of seven seconds the doors close automatically.
Word Forms
- mailbags
- mail bag
Synonyms for mailbag
Depending on context, synonyms include mailsack, postbag.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include postbag, mail, kitbag, clothesbag, airmail, knapsack.
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