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mailroom

/ˈmeɪɫˌɹum/ noun

A room used for receiving and (usually) sending mail.

Word Origin Mail comes from Frankish malha 'bag, pouch' — originally, mail was the bag that carried letters, then the letters themselves. Room from Proto-Germanic rūmaz 'space.' So a mailroom is the room where mail (bags of letters) is handled. The root of room also gives us roomy, roommate, and bedroom. Mail's root also gives us mailbag and airmail.

noun A room used for receiving and (usually) sending mail. countable

All packages are sorted in the mailroom before distribution.

(名词) 收发室；邮件室

所有包裹在分发前都在邮件室进行分类。

(sustantivo) Un cuarto utilizado para recibir y (generalmente) enviar correo.

Todos los paquetes se clasifican en la sala de correo antes de su distribución.

(nom) salle du courrier; bureau du courrier; salle de tri [Local dans un bureau ou un immeuble où le courrier est reçu, trié et généralement distribué.]

Tous les colis sont triés dans la salle du courrier avant la distribution.

(Substantiv) Poststelle; Postraum [**Mailroom** bezeichnet einen Raum, in dem eingehende Post empfangen, sortiert und meist auch ausgehende Post versandfertig gemacht wird.]

Alle Pakete werden im **mailroom** vorsortiert, bevor sie verteilt werden.

(名詞) 郵便物を受け取り、整理・配布するために使われる部屋。

すべての荷物は配達の前にメールルームで仕分けされる。

(substantivo) sala de correspondência; sala de correio [Sala usada para receber e (geralmente) enviar correspondências.]

Todos os pacotes são separados na sala de correio antes da distribuição.

Synonyms: post office sorting office mail center correspondence room mailing department dispatch room
Word parts: mail + room

Related words

roomy roominess

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