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名詞

mailpod (plural mailpods)

1. (postal) A receptacle for collecting, processing, or distributing mail.
   • 1969 November, James Tiptree, Jr., Worlds of IF, page 17:

     At Strugglehome he asked Sylla to show him the mail-pod exchange routine. Here he learned that the slow man on a pod grapple.

   • 1987, Berenstain, Mike, 1951-, Peat Moss and Ivy meet Santa Claws‎, page 9:

     As Peat Moss and Ivy were dropping their letters in the mailpod, their friend Hickory Gray Squirrel came by.

   • 1992 June, Unattributed, “Holly-Grams”, in Red Dwarf Smegazine‎, page 1:

     More mad messages from our mailpod

   • 2009, Wright, James R., 1943-, FBI : fidelity, bravery, integrity : an autobiography‎, page 142:

     [...] properly contained; therefore, upon detonation it merely burned in the mail pod.

   • 2013 May, Rich Edwards, “This Month's Letters”, in Your SFX‎, page 35:

     shouts for found footage to get lost, and a trip to a caravan and motorhome show. Just a hint of what was lurking in this month’s mailpod...

   • 2015, Jordan Farley, “This Month's Letters”, in Your SFX‎, page 34:

     The mailpod this month was dominated by your dedications to Sir Christopher Lee, with memories and tributes pouring in via all communication channels.

   • 2022, James Gehring, Madman in the Woods : AG. Ted's Neighbours Autobiographies‎, page 224:

     [...] the bomb burned and smoked but didn’t explode as intended. Housed in a can, within a box, inside of a mail pod, the bomb wasn’t as successful as Ted had hoped.