mailbag
/ˈmeɪlbæɡ/noun
उच्चारण मेल्बैग
डाक का थैला
Core word
- 1
[C]
a large strong bag used for carrying letters and parcels
डाक का थैला
- The postman emptied the mailbag onto the counter.
- The postal clerk dropped the heavy mailbag at the sorting table.
- The postman carried the heavy mailbag on his shoulder.
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- A mailbag full of letters was loaded onto the train.
- The mailbag was left at the village post office.
Synonyms postbag
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[sing.] informal
the letters received by an important person, a newspaper or a programme
(पाठकों या दर्शकों से) प्राप्त पत्र
- The minister's mailbag has been full of complaints about the new tax.
- The editor's mailbag is full of letters from angry readers about the new column.
- The radio host read out letters from the weekly mailbag.
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- The magazine's mailbag has grown larger since the contest began.
- The mayor's mailbag was full of requests for new streetlights.
Synonyms postbag correspondence
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mailbag (countable noun)
Mailbag is countable (mailbags) and is written as one word; it is a bag for carrying letters and parcels.
'Mailbag' countable है (mailbags) और एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है; यह पत्र और पार्सल ढोने का थैला है।
- The postman carried a heavy mailbag.
- Three mailbags were loaded onto the train.
the mailbag as incoming letters
The mailbag also means the letters a famous person, newspaper or programme receives, usually with the; singular verb.
'The mailbag' का अर्थ किसी प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति, समाचारपत्र या कार्यक्रम को मिले पत्र भी है, प्रायः 'the' के साथ; singular verb आती है।
- The mailbag is full of readers' letters this week.
- The radio programme reads out its mailbag every Sunday.
mailbag + column / page
Newspapers use Mailbag as the title of a page where readers' letters are published.
समाचारपत्र 'Mailbag' को उस पृष्ठ के शीर्षक के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं जहाँ पाठकों के पत्र छपते हैं।
- Her complaint was printed in the Mailbag section.
- The editor reads the mailbag every day.
mailbag vs mailbox
A mailbag is carried by the postman; a mailbox is where letters are received at a house.
'Mailbag' डाकिया उठाता है; 'mailbox' वह डिब्बा है जहाँ घर पर पत्र प्राप्त होते हैं।
- The postman took the letters from the mailbag and put them in the mailbox.
+Collocations 5
adjective + mailbag
heavyleathercanvasfulloverflowingempty
- An overflowing mailbag showed how many fans had written.
verb + mailbag
carryemptysortfillloaddeliver
- The porter loaded the mailbag onto the van.
mailbag + preposition
in the mailbagfrom the mailbagout of the mailbaga mailbag of
- The editor chose three letters from the mailbag.
mailbag + noun
lettersquestionscomplaintsrequestsgreetings
- The mailbag brought hundreds of Diwali greetings.
mailbag + verb
is full ofbringscontainsshowsreveals
- This week's mailbag reveals what readers think about fees.
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- The postman put the mailbag on his bicycle and left.
डाकिये ने थैला साइकिल पर रखा और चल पड़ा।
- The principal's mailbag was full of requests for admission.
प्रधानाचार्य के पत्रों में प्रवेश के अनुरोधों की भरमार थी।
- Radhika's letter was chosen from the weekly mailbag of the newspaper.
राधिका का पत्र समाचारपत्र के साप्ताहिक पत्र-संग्रह में से चुना गया।
- A torn mailbag spilled letters across the platform.
फटे थैले से प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पर पत्र बिखर गए।
- The minister's office receives a huge mailbag every month.
मंत्री के कार्यालय को हर महीने ढेरों पत्र मिलते हैं।
- The magazine's mailbag showed that most readers wanted more career advice.
पत्रिका के पत्रों से पता चला कि अधिकतर पाठक अधिक करियर सलाह चाहते थे।
- After the speech, the minister's mailbag doubled in size.
भाषण के बाद मंत्री के पास आने वाले पत्रों की संख्या दोगुनी हो गई।