rural route
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rural route
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Using administrative records produced lower population estimates in rural areas, mainly because of the more common use of post office boxes and rural route addresses rather than physical addresses, according to the simulation results.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
“We’d just get in the car and drive, and we’d get off the highway and take the scenic route, the rural route to places and just kind of enjoy seeing the world,” Bradley-Klemko said.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2021
Someone at the post office quickly remembered an older couple with family in California lived on the rural route and the card was successfully delivered to its intended recipients.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2020
Many streets in rural West Virginia have rural route numbers assigned by the post office, but those numbers aren’t on any map.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2020
At six o'clock the livery rigs drove up and the rural route men were soon off for their day's work.
From The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Edgar B. P. Darlington
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