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
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  1. mail
  2. correspondence
Noun
  • Michael Watson, the Republican secretary of state, said on social media Monday afternoon that there were slightly more than 2,500 absentee mail-in ballots still out.
    — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • On Monday, Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said about 14,200 provisional ballots had been processed, of which about 80% were accepted, and about 2,700 mail-in absentee ballots had not yet been returned.
    — Camille Baker, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Paoletta said the Democratic congressman was wrongly characterizing the scope of the original, century-old construction plan, citing correspondence from long-ago officials.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Any correspondence that a cousin finds, and feels too guilty to toss, is immediately sent to me.
    — Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of correspondence

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