parcel post

noun

Definition of parcel postnext
as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system only parcel post bearing a return address and not exceeding size and weight limits will be accepted

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Recent Examples of parcel post Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024 Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses. — Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021 The flag arrived at the New York office of the Associated Press in May and was then sent by parcel post to the White House. — Richard Kurin, Smithsonian, 30 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel post
  1. mail
  2. correspondence
Noun
  • A Little Rock police incident report lists Shelton as a suspect in the theft of mail from the post office at 7401 Colonel Glenn Road, where a blue postal collection box had been broken into early Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
  • One search of a home associated with Davis turned up mail pertaining to the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas for Orlando Anderson — Davis’ cousin and fellow Southside Crip was a person of interest in Shakur’s killing, Ladd testified, and was detained.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Its Shanghai correspondence address is, Maritime Executive reports, a dead-letter box in a residential block.
    — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The email correspondence provided to The Star shows no response to that offer.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of correspondence

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“Parcel post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20post. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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