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general delivery
noun
- a postal service that delivers mail to a specific post office where it is held for pickup by the addressee.
- the postal department that handles such mail.
general delivery
noun
- an address on mail indicating that it should be kept at a specified post office until collected by the addressee
- the mail-delivery service or post-office department that handles mail having this address
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Word History and Origins
Origin of general delivery1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences
And this week it was Mister Ham, General Delivery, United States.
From The Daily Beast
Sometimes they were sent to a street number, but often to General Delivery.
From Project Gutenberg
Lady Altringham had been quite right in her method of ensuring the general delivery of the information about the house.
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She addressed the appeal to the General Delivery in Chicago, as he had directed in the letter he wrote as a blind.
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Perhaps you do not think I know the difference between a general delivery window and a three-m quad, but that is a mistake.
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If the stove draws too hard, close the damper in the pipe and shut the general delivery window.
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