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post road

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noun

(formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.
a road or route over which mail is carried.

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Nearby words

post obitum, post office, post office box, post office department, post race, post road, post time, post town, post, emily, post-, post-and-beam construction

Origin of post road

First recorded in 1650–60
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British Dictionary definitions for post road

post road

noun

a road or route over which post is carried and along which post houses were formerly sited
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012