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

In the Constitution, they gave Congress the authority to establish post offices and post roads, recognizing that newspapers made up much of the mail.

From Seattle Times

With the creation of so-called post roads, the Postal Service quite literally connected communities.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1790, he urged Congress’s “establishment of the militia, of a mint, of standards of weights and measures, of the post office and post roads.”

From Washington Post

The Constitution explicitly gave Congress authority “to establish post offices and post roads.”

From Seattle Times

“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 Literature