MAILBAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mailbag mean? 

• MAILBAG (noun)
  The noun MAILBAG has 2 senses:

1. pouch used in the shipment of mail

2. letter carrier's shoulder bag

  Familiarity information: MAILBAG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAILBAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pouch used in the shipment of mail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mail pouch; mailbag

Hypernyms ("mailbag" is a kind of...):

pouch (a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mailbag"):

diplomatic pouch (a mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry communications between a legation and its home office)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Letter carrier's shoulder bag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mailbag; postbag

Context example:

in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag

Hypernyms ("mailbag" is a kind of...):

bag (a flexible container with a single opening)