post road

American  

noun

1. (formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.

2. a road or route over which mail is carried.

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post road British  

noun

1. a road or route over which post is carried and along which post houses were formerly sited

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Etymology

Origin of post road

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

He remained firmly oriented toward central Asia and maintained a post road and waystations connecting the Mughal capital of Agra to Kabul.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

“I see there’s a school four miles down. And there’s a ride she can catch at the post road, three-quarter mile from here.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

"Well, it doesn't matter to me what post road," remonstrated Marjorie, beginning rather against her will to laugh a little, as she had been used to do with Francis.

From I've Married Marjorie by Widdemer, Margaret

The solid foundation beneath was worn with hollows and ridges, that vividly recalled the oukhabas of the post road.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

The old post road between New York and Albany was, for the greater part of the way, but a rough belt through a virgin forest.

From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn