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  • 111mail-train — mailˈ plane, mailˈ train or mailˈvan noun An aeroplane, train or van that carries the public mail • • • Main Entry: ↑mail …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 112mail off — ˌmail ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mail off he/she/it mails off present participle mailing off past tense …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 113mail|ing — mail|ing1 «MAY lihng», noun. 1. the sending of mail. 2. something sent by mail. 3. a batch of mail sent at one time. ╂[< mail1 + ing1] mail|ing2 «MAY lihng», noun. Scottish. 1. a rented farm …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 114mail carrier — n. A person who delivers the mail; also called a {letter carrier}. A male mail carrier is also called a {mailman}. Syn: postman, letter carrier, carrier, mailman. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 115Mail [1] — Mail (engl., spr. mēl), Felleisen für die Beförderung der Postsachen in England und seinen Kolonien sowie in Nordamerika und danach der Inhalt der Felleisen selber. Mail steamer, Dampfer, der die Post vertragsmäßig befördert; Mail train, Postzug …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 116Mail — (engl., spr. mehl), Brieffelleisen, Reitpost, Post; Mail steamer (spr. stihmer), Postdampfer; Mail train (spr. trehn), Postzug; Mail coach (spr. kohtsch), Postkutsche …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 117mail order — n [U] a method of buying and selling in which the buyer chooses goods at home and orders them from a company which sends them by post by mail order ▪ It is available by mail order from Green Life Products. ▪ a mail order catalogue …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118mail order — noun uncount a way of buying goods in which you order them by mail or by telephone and they are mailed to you: This book is available from bookstores or by mail order. a mail order catalog …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 119mail — Any mailable matter that is accepted for mail processing and delivery by the USPS. Also, the sum total of the mail at any time that is in USPS custody. To deposit a mailable item in a collection box or present the item (or a mailing for large… …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 120mail processing category — One of five designations for mail (flat size mail, letter size mail, machinable parcel, outside parcel, and irregular parcel), based on physical dimensions (height, length, and thickness) and on weight …

    Glossary of postal terms