postcard

Or post card

[pohst-kahrd]

noun

1. Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.

2. postal card.

postcard

/ ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd /

noun

1. Also called (US): postal card. a card, often bearing a photograph, picture, etc, on one side, ( picture postcard ), for sending a message by post without an envelope

Word History and Origins

Origin of postcard¹

First recorded in 1865–70; post ³ + card ¹

Example Sentences

About 8 million people will receive postcards informing them of the error, she said, at a cost to taxpayers of about $3 million to $4 million.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if the corrective notices are mailed to voter households rather than individual voters, the postage alone is likely to be millions of dollars, in addition to the cost of printing the postcards.

From Los Angeles Times

"And I remember reading about a postcard that Bill Anders got when he got back, and it just simply, all that was written on it was, 'you saved 1968'"

From BBC

The primary road through the region, world-famous Highway 1, which clings to cliffs high above the Pacific Ocean in postcard worthy fashion, is almost constantly closed by landslides, isolating communities and stranding weary travelers.

From Los Angeles Times

So Bovino and his janissaries posing in front of the Hollywood sign comes off like a hunter posing in front of his killed prey or a taunting postcard to L.A.:

From Los Angeles Times

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