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1 pillar-box
pil.lar-box[p'ilə bɔks] n Brit marco postal. -
2 pillar
['pilə](an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) coluna* * *pil.lar[p'ilə] n 1 Archit pilar. 2 fig sustentáculo, suporte. 3 = link=pillar-box pillar-box. • vt 1 suportar com pilares. 2 ser suportado por pilares. from pillar to post de ceca a meca, de déu em déu. -
3 postbox
['pəusboks]noun (also letterbox, mailbox, pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination). marco* * *post.box[p'oustbɔks] n caixa postal. -
4 postbox
['pəusboks]noun (also letterbox, mailbox, pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination). caixa de correio
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