parcel post
Americannoun
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(in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates.
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the branch of a postal service that processes and delivers parcels.
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the service this branch renders.
Etymology
Origin of parcel post
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Postal Department established parcel post and more than a decade before the Railway Express Agency.
From Seattle Times
Forget the internet and delivery drivers, Pryce Jones used the superhighway of the day - the railway and parcel post.
From BBC
The company had already made moves to enter the parcel market, launching parcel post boxes last year.
From BBC
The surge in parcel post meant revenues beat expectations for the period.
From BBC
Hall and United States Marshal Clark, the grower had it prepared for the parcel post service.
From Los Angeles Times
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