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rural free delivery

noun

Definition of rural free delivery

: free delivery of mail to a rural area

— called also rural delivery

Examples of rural free delivery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Wanamaker’s tumultuous term as postmaster general for the Republican president Benjamin Harrison—which began with firing thousands of Democratic postmasters but later brought about the establishment of rural free delivery—gets short shrift. — Marc Levinson, WSJ, "‘Wanamaker’s Temple’ Review: Merchandise and Moral Uplift," 28 Oct. 2018

First Known Use of rural free delivery

1891, in the meaning defined above

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