rural route

noun

1. a mail delivery route in a rural area.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rural route¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

We turned off Rural Route 2 onto County Road 2435, which ran between the Snapfinger Cemetery and the oak grove.

From Literature

We stared out atSnapfinger Cemetery, and the blacktopped Rural Route 2 that stretched out to bigger roads across all of Mississippi and beyond.

From Literature

I pedaled hard down Rural Route 2, past the cornfield, then turned left onto County Road 2435.

From Literature

Declaration stalked all the way while Peach darted across Rural Route 2, back and forth, shouting at all the wonders he discovered along the roadside: “A caterpillar!” and “Dandelions! Make a wish!”

From Literature

Daddy steered the boat around trees to the corner of County Road 2435 and Rural Route 2, where there was no Purgatory Hill and we could get up and out of the grove easily.

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