noun
Meaning 1
A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mailsack
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mailbag
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ/
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CMU ARPABET: M EY1 L B AE2 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postbag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bag, sack, poke
noun
Meaning 3
The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
letter carrier's shoulder bag
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postbag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bag
noun
Meaning 5
pouch used in the shipment of mail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mail pouch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pouch
Narrower terms: diplomatic pouch
History
Etymology
From mail + bag.