post office box: difference between revisions

 

===Alternative forms===

 

===Noun===

{{en-noun|head=[[post office]] [[box]]}}

 

# A [[uniquely]] [[addressable]] [[lockable]] [[box]] located on the premises of a [[post office]] that may be hired as collection point for mail.

# {{lb|en|electricity}} A test instrument once used by telephone engineers.

 

====Translations====

{{trans-top|box hired as collection point for mail}}

* Finnish: {{t+|fi|postilokero}}

* French: {{t+|fr|boîte postale|f}}, {{t+|fr|case postale|f}} {{qualifier|Switzerland}}

* Greek: {{t|el|ταχυδρομική θυρίδα|f}}

* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|postafiók}}

* Italian: {{t|it|casella postale}}

* Manx: {{t|gv|kishtey post|m}}, {{t|gv|kishtey screeuyn|m}}

* Norwegian:

*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|postboks|m}}

*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|postboks|m}}

* Polish: {{t+|pl|skrytka pocztowa|f}}

* Portuguese: {{t|pt|caixa de coleta|f}}

* Romanian: {{t+|ro|căsuță poștală|f}}

* Swedish: {{t+|sv|postbox|c}}

{{trans-bottom}}

 

* {{pedia|post office box}}

* {{pedia|post office box (electricity)}}