star route

American  

noun

1. former name for highway contract route.

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Etymology

Origin of star route

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

I did think of white boys to play Richie, and we were going to go the star route and see if we could get a celebrity for that role, and I pulled back from that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022

Bobby, we're going to investigate this star route and see what's in it.

From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.

Dorsey, Senator Stephen W., in star route frauds, 104, 127.

From The New Nation by Dodd, William E.

There were no regular means of travel, and even the "star route" of the post-office department was slow in reaching those secluded communities.

From The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Ketcham, Henry

A probe into the post-office department revealed the malodorous "star route frauds"—the deliberate overpayment of certain mail carriers whose lines were indicated in the official record by asterisks or stars.

From History of the United States by Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)