Definition of postal
1 : of or relating to the mails or the post office
2 : conducted by mail postal chess
3 : insanely or murderously violent —usually used in the phrase go postal
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Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
Recent Examples of postal from the Web
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Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, Texas, 75001.
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Remarkably, some of the sharpest, tactical games on record were played in postal tournaments.
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Fitzhugh and two accomplices were shown on postal video putting the package in the mail.
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On July 12, the centenary of the artist’s birth, the postal service will celebrate the first day of 12 commemorative Forever stamps, each depicting a detail from a Wyeth painting.
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Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
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Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
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Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency LLC, 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001.
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Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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First Known Use of postal
1842
Other Postal Terms
POSTAL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of postal for English Language Learners
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: relating to or involved in the sending, handling, and delivery of mail
POSTAL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of postal for Students
: relating to the post office or the sending and delivery of mail postal rates
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