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postbag

/pˈoʊstbæɡ/ noun

A bag used for carrying post (mail).

Word Origin Post from Latin ponere 'to place' (via Italian posta 'station', where horses were placed), and bag from Old Norse baggi 'bundle'. A postbag is a bag for carrying mail. The root ponere gives us position, deposit, compose, and post itself (mail, from the stations). Bag gives us baggy, handbag, airbag. So postbag is literally 'mail-bundle'. The breakdown post+bag shows the compound.

noun A bag used for carrying post (mail). countable

The mail carrier slung his heavy postbag over his shoulder and began his route.

(名词) 邮袋；邮件袋

邮递员把沉重的邮袋甩到肩上，开始了他的投递路线。

(sustantivo) Una bolsa usada para transportar correo.

El cartero se colgó al hombro su pesada bolsa de correo y comenzó su ruta.

(nom) sac postal; sac de courrier; sacoche de facteur; sac du facteur [Sac utilisé pour transporter le courrier.]

Le facteur a jeté son lourd postbag sur son épaule et a commencé sa tournée.

(Substantiv) Posttasche; Briefbeutel [Eine Tasche, die zum Transport von Postsendungen verwendet wird.]

Der Briefträger hängte sich seinen schweren **postbag** über die Schulter und begann seine Runde.

(名詞) 郵便物を運搬するために使われる鞄。

郵便配達員は重い郵便鞄を肩にかけ、配達の行程に出発した。

(substantivo) bolsa de correio; mala postal; saco do correio [Uma bolsa usada para carregar correspondência.]

O carteiro jogou sua pesada sacola de correspondências sobre o ombro e começou sua rota.

Synonyms: mailbag letter bag post pouch mail pouch courier bag
Word parts: post + bag

Common collocations

of prep be verb from prep draw verb on prep out adv to prep after prep this adj have verb in prep

Related words

baggy baggie

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