post road
Americannoun
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(formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.
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a road or route over which mail is carried.
noun
Etymology
Origin of post road
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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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
But after we're across the bridge," urged the chauffeur, "we needn't keep to the post road no more.
From The Scarlet Car by Davis, Richard Harding
Poppleby was a much larger place than Downhill, on the post road to London.
From The Carbonels by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
The man stopped to ask the way from Itch, who pointed down the post road over the plain.
From Further Foolishness by Leacock, Stephen
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