postal service

noun

: post office sense 1

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Finland’s postal service released stamps devoted to the artist in 2014, buyers placed orders from some 178 countries ahead of the launch. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The district office of Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was also sent a letter, but it was intercepted by postal service authorities, according to a statement from his office. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Last week, Panetta encouraged residents to push back by writing to the postal service during the comment period of the study. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

But the technology ultimately found uses far beyond its initial goal, helping the Israeli postal service map villages and allowing small, local restaurants to grow a customer base far beyond their neighborhoods. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postal service

• interservice
• disservice
• preservice
• nervous
• nervus

Kids Definition

postal service

noun

: a government department in charge of handling the mail