post-office box

Alternative form of post office box and PO box.

Meanings

nounpost-office box (plural post-office boxes)

plural post-office boxes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of post office box and PO box.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-office box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-office%20box.

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