rural free delivery

[ roor-uhl free di-liv-uh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Two days later, the Rural Free Delivery wagon brought encouraging news.

He did turn, the next time a lightning flash showed him a turn-off beside a rural free delivery mailbox.

I do not mean from one state to another, but I mean by rural free delivery.

These propositions were the postal telegraph, the postal telephone, rural free delivery and house-to-house collections of mail.

The service extends into every commune, and practically all France is covered by rural free delivery.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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