special delivery
(in the U.S. Postal Service) delivery of mail outside the regularly scheduled hours, by a special messenger, upon the payment of an extra fee.
Origin of special delivery
1Other words from special delivery
- spe·cial-de·liv·er·y, adjective
Words Nearby special delivery
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How to use special delivery in a sentence
She visualized his special delivery letter, lying on her desk.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellWhen Billie had finished her letter Mr. Danvers volunteered to take it over to the mainland for her and send it special delivery.
Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island | Janet D. WheelerOh, maybe that's a special delivery letter to say our uncle and aunt have been heard from!
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show | Laura Lee HopeAn extra fee of ten cents secures the immediate special delivery by messenger of any letter thus sent.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. MowryA special delivery letter had never come to their home before.
The Walking Delegate | Leroy Scott
British Dictionary definitions for special delivery
the delivery of a piece of mail outside the time of a scheduled delivery
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