Definitions for pillar box
pil·lar box

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1. pillar boxnoun

   a red pillar-shaped letter box

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1. pillar boxnoun

   A free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar with a slot for posting letters.

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1. Pillar box

   A pillar box is a type of free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories, and, less commonly, in many members of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Cyprus, India, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Malta, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, as well as in the Republic of Ireland. 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 (Penny Black) 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. According to the Letter Box Study Group, there are more than 150 recognised designs and varieties of pillar boxes and wall boxes, not all of which have known surviving examples. The red post box is regarded as a British cultural icon. As of 2002, Royal Mail estimates there are over 115,000 post boxes in the United Kingdom.

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1. pillar box

   A pillar box is a free-standing, upright, outdoor post box where outgoing mail is deposited for collection by a postal service. It is commonly found in the United Kingdom and other countries historically influenced by the British, such as Australia, Malta, and New Zealand. The boxes are typically red, cylindrical, and made from cast iron.

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1. 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 the Republic of Ireland, Australia, India and Gibraltar. In addition, territories administered by the United Kingdom government, such as the British Mandate for Palestine and territories with Agency postal services provided by the British Post Office such as Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai were also provided with pillar boxes of this nature. 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. According to the Letter Box Study Group, there are more than 150 recognised designs and varieties of pillar boxes and wall boxes, not all of which have known surviving examples. Royal Mail estimates there are over 100,000 post boxes in the United Kingdom.

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How to pronounce pillar box?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pillar box in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pillar box in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pillar box
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pillar_Box
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillar_Box
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5. ^ Wikidata
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