postcard

or post card

[ pohst-kahrd ]

noun

1. Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
2. postal card ( def 1 ).

postcard

/ ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd /

noun

1. a card, often bearing a photograph, picture, etc, on one side, ( picture postcard ), for sending a message by post without an envelope Also called (US)postal card

Word History and Origins

Origin of postcard¹

First recorded in 1865–70; post ³ + card ¹

Example Sentences

His role will be processing the letters and postcards left by those who stop at the tiny wooden museum from up to two cruise ships a day.

From BBC

A postcard written from the Titanic by a man who lost his life when the ship hit an iceberg three days later will go on sale later this month.

From BBC

By all accounts, the Democratic ground game — canvassing, phone banking, text banking, postcard writing, local candidate rallies, tables at local events, and more — has been far superior to the GOP’s.

From Salon

Early one evening in Phoenix, Arizona, recently, I joined some volunteers in a trendy downtown bar having a “postcard party”.

From BBC

“Before it would have been faster to send a postcard,” he said.

From BBC

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