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PRONUNCIATION OF PILLAR BOX

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLAR BOX

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Pillar box can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES PILLAR BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pillar box

Pillar box

A pillar box is a free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and in most former nations of the British Empire, members of the Commonwealth of Nations and British overseas territories, such as Australia, Cyprus, India, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, the Republic of Ireland, Malta and New Zealand. Pillar boxes were provided in territories administered by the United Kingdom, such as Mandatory Palestine, and territories with Agency postal services provided by the British Post Office such as Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait and Morocco. The United Kingdom also exported pillar boxes to countries that ran their own postal services, such as Argentina, Portugal and Uruguay. Mail is deposited in pillar boxes to be collected by the Royal Mail, An Post or the appropriate postal operator and forwarded to the addressee. The boxes have been in use since 1852, just twelve years after the introduction of the first adhesive postage stamps and uniform penny post. Mail may also be deposited in lamp boxes or wall boxes that serve the same purpose as pillar boxes but are attached to a post or set into a wall.

Definition of pillar box in the English dictionary

The definition of pillar box in the dictionary is a red pillar-shaped public letter box situated on a pavement. Other definition of pillar box is characteristic of a pillar box.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILLAR BOX

pill
pill beetle
pill bottle
pill bug
pill popper
pillage
pillager
pillaging
pillar
pillar-box
pillared
pillarist
pillarless
Pillars of Hercules
pillbox
pilled
pillhead
pillicock
pillie
pillion

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILLAR BOX

black box
collection box
dead letter box
dialog box
glory box
glove box
letter box
light box
litter box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
PO box
poor box
set-top box
Skinner box
suggestion box
telephone box
the box
tool box

Synonyms and antonyms of pillar box in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pillar box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILLAR BOX

Find out the translation of pillar box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pillar box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pillar box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

邮筒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caja de pilar
570 millions of speakers

English

pillar box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्तंभ बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عمود مربع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Pillar Box
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa de pilar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থাম বাক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boîte de pilier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak tiang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Briefkasten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

柱ボックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기둥 상자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak pilar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp trụ cột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூண் பெட்டியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्तंभ बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Direk kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pillar box
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

filar skrzynki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Pillar Box
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie pilon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουτί πυλώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pilaar boks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pelaren låda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pillar box
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pillar box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLAR BOX»

The term «pillar box» is regularly used and occupies the 60.619 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLAR BOX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pillar box

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLAR BOX»

Discover the use of pillar box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pillar box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Folthorp's Court Guide And General Directory For Brighton, ...
(pillar box) 9.55- a.m. 1.55 p.m. 5.55 p-m. 9.0 p.m. Belgrave terrace 9.55 „ 1.55 „ 5.55 ,, 9-0 „ Marine square... (pillar box) 10. 0 ,, 2. 0 ,, 6. 0 „ 9.0 ,, 19 Bedford street 10. 0 ,. 2. 0 ,, 6. 0 ,, 9.0 „ St James's st., (pillar box) 10. 0 „ 2. 0 „ 6. 0 „ 9.0 ,, Old ...
Thomas Page, 1864
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Elliot's complete companion for visitors to Brighton and its ...
Tux RECEIVING jHousas, PILLAR, on WALL Boxes, sun SumOrricss, are situated as follows :——1 9, Bedford-street ; 7, Belgrave Terrace ; Cliftonville, and pillar box ; Dyke~road (pillar box) 5 Holland-road (pillar box); King's-road (pillar box); ...
Henry Elliot, 1861
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ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKSELLER, NEW STANDARD BOOKS
(pillar box) 9.35 a.m. 7 Belgrade terrace 9-45 Marine square ... (pillar box) 9-50 19 Bedford street 9-55 St. James's street (pillar box) 10-10 Old Steine (pillar box) 10-10 West King's road (pillar box) 10-15 35 Preston street 10-10 Montpelier road ...
THOMAS PAGE, 1862
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Old Letter Boxes
The oldest pillar box in daily use on the British mainland is in Dorset. It is one of the boxes made by John M. Butt & Company of Gloucester, whose nameplate appears on either side of the posting aperture, for the west of England in 1854-9.
Martin Robinson, 2000
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Story of the Delhi Iron Pillar
As mentioned earlier, the unique feature of the Delhi Iron Pillar box pedestal is the narrow band that goes all around the section just below the top face and above the bottom face of the pedestal (PLATE 23). This feature is also duplicated in ...
R. Balasubramaniam, 2005
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Morality, Self-knowledge, and Human Suffering: An Essay on ...
(C2*) Experience ofred is the inner state of people which is the typical effect of having a pillar box before the eyes. For, otherwise, there is no way in which such statements might contribute to fixing the fact that a pillar box is red and not yellow,  ...
Josep E. Corbí, 2012
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The Apologetics Collection
The word "pillar-box" is unpoetical. But the thing pillar-box is not unpoetical; it is the place to which friends and lovers commit their messages, conscious that when they have done so they are sacred, and not to be touched, not only by others, ...
Several
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Heretics
But the thing pillar-box is not unpoetical; it is the place to which friends and lovers commit their messages, conscious that when they have done so they are sacred, and not to be touched, not only by others, but even (religious touch!) ...
G. K. Chesterton, 2009
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The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton Vol. I: Non-Fiction
The word “pillar-box” is unpoetical. But the thing pillar-box is not unpoetical; it is the place to which friends and lovers commit their messages, conscious that when they have done so they are sacred, and not to be touched, not only by others, ...
G. K. Chesterton, 2008
10
Kent's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary But True Stories
1866 It was AnthonyTrollope, novelistand Post Office official, who suggested the idea of the UK pillar box.He had seen a version of the idea in Paris. Rather than letters being given to the local postmaster, they could be left at collection points.
Martin Latham, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLAR BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pillar box is used in the context of the following news items.
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LETTER: Sad end to a once proud industry
... on the junction of Middleton Ave and Denton Road with Aireborough district postman Ciro Giona (correct) with bag of mail from the pillar box. «Mansfield Chad, Jul 15»
2
Haryana CM Khattar is a big zero, says Hooda
Mera Gam Jagmag Gaon launched earlier this month, he says, is nothing but a repackaged version of his (Hooda's) Pillar Box scheme ... «India Today, Jul 15»
3
Sight to bee-hold! Cheadle village letter box overrun by buzzing …
The swarm remained on the pillar box for several minutes. The phenomenon has been seen before and one expert said the bees use the box ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
4
Look: Kenilworth Almanack returns with new look and new menu
Intricate metal screens divide the bar from the eatery, which takes on a more glamorous feel with rich blue teal walls and touches of pillar box ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
New commitments to preserve 'character and heritage' of post boxes
An 1860s special pillar box in Liverpool, as new commitments to preserve the "character and heritage" of the country's post boxes have been ... «Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Jul 15»
6
Watch every practice, qualifying and race live only on Sky Sports F1
Seve has also been racing at Chester where he was sent off favourite last time but came up short and PILLAR BOX is preferred off his current ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
7
Pillar to post
This was something of an in-joke on Trollope's part since he is credited with the introduction of the pillar box to Britain in his day job working for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Designing our daily life
Same year he designed square pillar box for the Post Office. Mellor's functional design of the post box called for public controversy as it was a ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
9
10 Unsung Graphic Design Visionaries You Should Know
"The road signs and pictograms have become as much a part of the fabric of the British landscape as the red pillar box or the black cab.". «Co.Design, Jul 15»
10
Wimbledon 2015: Niall Horan, Millie Mackintosh & More Watch The …
Millie Mackintosh wore a cute cream printed Maje dress with a ruffled neckline, while Ella Eyre wore pillar box red trousers with a laser-cut top. «Grazia, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pillar box [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pillar-box>. May 2024 ».
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