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Definition of parcel post - 2 dictionary results

parcel post

–noun
1. (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
2. the branch of a postal service that processes and delivers parcels.
3. the service this branch renders.

Origin:
1855–60
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parcel post  
n.  A postal service or department that handles and delivers packages.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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