rural delivery

noun

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

Example Sentences

Rural delivery is somewhat of an experiment, and it would not reach the case I have in mind.

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In 1899 the free rural delivery system was adopted, giving general satisfaction to the residents.

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The postman on the first rural delivery route out of Phœnix jogged along in his cart toward Ware's Wigwam.

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The new era of rural delivery brings a return, in one sense, of the old stagecoach days.

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The extension of rural delivery has increased from year to year and the cost of the service has grown in corresponding proportion.

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