mailbox Syllabification: (mail·box)Pronunciation: /ˈmālˌbäks/Translate mailbox | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of mailbox noun North American North American a public box with a slot into which mail is placed for collection by the post office. a private box into which mail is delivered, especially one mounted on a post at the entrance to a person’s property. a computer file in which e-mail messages received by a particular user are stored. mailbox in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of mailbox in the British & World English dictionary