snail mail

noun

Definition of snail mail

1 : mail delivered by a postal system

2 : mail sense 3

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Synonyms

correspondence, mail, matter, parcel post, post [chiefly British]

Examples of snail mail in a Sentence

She still uses snail mail for paying bills. I can be contacted by e-mail and snail mail.

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The site will begin selling the files via snail mail instead. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Defense Distributed Is Selling 3D Printed Gun Files—Through the Mail," 28 Aug. 2018 Phone calls, texts, emails, snail mail, Twitter, Instagram, visits to Cafe Martin. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "A letter of appreciation from John Martin, a NESN cameraman, to Boston sports media," 11 June 2018 Likewise, real payments to the IRS can only be submitted through snail mail, not online. — Cory Stieg, Good Housekeeping, "Do Not Fall for This New IRS Email Scam," 29 Sep. 2016 Simple things like baking an apple pie, sending a birthday card the old fashioned way; snail mail. — courant.com, "Jeanette E. Bailey," 12 July 2018 Calling is the most powerful ways to put pressure on your representatives — even more than social media, email, or snail mail. — refinery29.com, "Calling Congress Is Easier Than You Think — Here's How To Do It," 19 June 2018 Regulators have approved a longstanding request from the mutual-fund industry, which has pressed for email, rather than snail mail, to be the default method for disseminating shareholder reports. — Dave Michaels, WSJ, "Return to Sender: Mutual-Fund Reports Will Go Paperless," 5 June 2018 The best analogy is the transition from email to snail mail. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Friday, May 18," 18 May 2018 Gone are focused landline calls, long recorded voice messages, snail mail (perhaps even long emails). — Teddy Wayne, New York Times, "Are My Friends Really My Friends?," 12 May 2018

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snail mail

noun

English Language Learners Definition of snail mail

: ordinary mail that is delivered by a postal system : mail that is not e-mail

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