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
  • Smith remembers eating Spam three times a day while his father worked odd jobs, including driving a taxi, before eventually scraping together enough money to launch a mail-order hosiery business.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • There could be a time crunch, however, as general election mail ballots would start being printed at the end of August.
    — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Email correspondence obtained by the Herald through a public records request shows that city officials proposed a new base rent of $500,000 late last year and more recently offered $400,000.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • The watchdog group compiled information detailing expenses and county correspondence through a plethora of public records requests.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 July 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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