rural route

American  

noun

1. a mail delivery route in a rural area.

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Etymology

Origin of rural route

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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rural route

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

I hold a vivid childhood memory of being awakened one night by the sound of men chanting war-like slogans, the stomp of them reverberating down our dark rural route.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2022

“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

Location—owner, County, rural route, village, town, state route, etc.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association