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pillar box

n
(in Britain) a red pillar-shaped public letter box situated on a pavement
adj
(Colours) characteristic of a pillar box (in the phrase pillar-box red)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun 1. pillar box - a red pillar-shaped letter box
postbox, letter box, mailbox - public box for deposit of mail
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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Translations

pillar box

n (Brit) → Briefkasten m; pillar-box red → knallrot
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pillar box

n (Brit) → buca delle lettere (a colonnina)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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