rural free delivery
[ roor-uhl freedi-liv-uh-ree ]
noun
former name for rural delivery service. Abbreviation: R.F.D.
Origin of rural free delivery
1An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Words Nearby rural free delivery
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How to use rural free delivery in a sentence
Two days later, the rural free delivery wagon brought encouraging news.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation | Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) SmithHe did turn, the next time a lightning flash showed him a turn-off beside a rural free delivery mailbox.
Operation Terror | William Fitzgerald JenkinsI do not mean from one state to another, but I mean by rural free delivery.
These propositions were the postal telegraph, the postal telephone, rural free delivery and house-to-house collections of mail.
The American Postal Service | Louis MeliusThe service extends into every commune, and practically all France is covered by rural free delivery.
The American Postal Service | Louis Melius
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