Post (letters, etc.)

Post (letters, etc.)
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  • post — I. /poʊst / (say pohst) noun 1. a strong piece of timber, metal, concrete, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a mark, a place for displaying notices, etc. 2. Horseracing a pole on a racecourse marking a specific… …  

  • Post — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a long stout piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground etc.: a to support something, esp. in building. b to mark a position, boundary, etc. c to carry notices. 2 a pole etc. marking the start or finish of a race. v.tr. 1… …   Useful english dictionary

  • post — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a long stout piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground etc.: a to support something, esp. in building. b to mark a position, boundary, etc. c to carry notices. 2 a pole etc. marking the start or finish of a race. v.tr. 1… …   Useful english dictionary

  • post — post1 [ poust ] noun * ▸ 1 upright pole ▸ 2 place for military force ▸ 3 local organization ▸ 4 posting in computing ▸ 5 letters, etc. 1. ) count a strong thick pole made of wood or metal that is put upright in the ground, used as part of a fence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Post —    1) A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of letters, etc. (2 Chr. 30:6; Esther 3:13, 15; 8:10, 14; Job 9:25; Jer. 51:31). Such messengers were used from very early times. Those employed by the Hebrew kings had a military character… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Post [3] — Post (im Mittelalter aufgekommenes Wort, vom mittellat. posta, gekürzt aus posita, aufgestellt, zu ergänzen statio), im 15. Jahrh. eine Station, besonders Relaisstation, d. h. ein Ort, wo angekommene Boten und Pferde behufs Weiterbeförderung der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • post office — ˈpost ˌoffice noun [countable] 1. a place where you can buy stamps, send parcels etc: • Customers have complained about the length of time spent queuing at their local post office. 2. the Post Office the national organization in several countries …   Financial and business terms

  • Post-Reformation Catholic Dukes of Norfolk —     Catholic Dukes of Norfolk     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Dukes of Norfolk     (Since the Reformation)     Under this title are accounts only of the prominent Catholic Dukes of Norfolk since the Reformation; a list of the Dukes, from… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • post office — post .office n 1.) a place where you can buy stamps, send letters and packages etc 2.) the Post Office the national organization which is responsible for collecting and delivering letters …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • post office — n. 1. the governmental department in charge of the mails 2. an office or building where mail is sorted for distribution, postage stamps are sold, etc. ☆ 3. a kissing game for young people in which one pretending to be postman gives out kisses… …   English World dictionary

  • post — post1 W3S3 [pəust US poust] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(job)¦ 2¦(postal system)¦ 3¦(letters)¦ 4¦(collection/delivery)¦ 5¦(piece of wood/metal)¦ 6¦(football/hockey etc)¦ 7¦(newspaper)¦ 8¦(soldier/guard etc)¦ 9 border/military/customs/police post …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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