mailbag — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.

   Synonyms

   mailsack

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The communicating doors of adjoining vehicles are opened simultaneously by pressing a large push-button located a suitable height for a man loaded with mailbags to contact it with his shoulder; after a time-lag of seven seconds the doors close automatically.

2. A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail.

   Synonyms

   postbag

   Broader terms

   bagsackpoke

3. The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Figurative

   Examples

   In our mailbag this month, we've got no less than 12 letters from those of you who think that Jones should not have been benched.

Noun

1. pouch used in the shipment of mail

   Synonyms

   mail pouch

   Broader terms

   pouch

2. letter carrier's shoulder bag

   Synonyms

   postbag

   Broader terms

   bag

   Examples

   in Britain they call a mailbag a ‘postbag’