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rural delivery

British  

noun

  1. a mail service in a country area, often run by contractors for the Post Office

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Andy Jassy uses his annual shareholder letter to tout AI vision, investments in robotics and rural delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Amazon is investing $4 billion to build new rural delivery hubs, aiming for two-day delivery in remote U.S. regions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The system of postman's huts endured until the 1960s, when all rural delivery staff were provided with vans.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

His proposed budget for fiscal year 2011 states flatly "that 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue."

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2010

A week later Mrs. Clayton found another letter in the rural delivery box.

From Across the Years by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)