Post-office Box (Noun)
Meaning
A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- I paid the rent for my post-office box in advance so I wouldn't lose it.
- The post-office box was too small to hold the large package that had been sent to me.
- She went to the post office to check her post-office box for any new mail.
- The company used a post-office box as its official mailing address instead of its physical address.
- He gave out his post-office box number instead of his home address for security reasons.