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postal
[ pohs-tl ]
noun
- Informal. postal card.
postal
/ ˈəʊə /
adjective
- of or relating to a Post Office or to the mail-delivery service
Derived Forms
- ˈDzٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dza· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of postal1
Idioms and Phrases
- go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy, especially in a violent way.
Example Sentences
The 25-year-old also suffered lung contusions, a dislocated right clavicle and several torn ligaments after colliding with the open door of a postal vehicle.
The hawk had been wreaking havoc in the village, which is on the edge of the Chiltern hills, even holding up the postal service.
Dear Liz: My husband worked for the postal service for over 30 years and retired with a pension.
That’s how my grandfather was able to get a job as a postal letter carrier.
The rules about postal voting have changed, and you now need to reapply every three years.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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