English noun: postal service | |||
1. | postal service (communication) the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office | ||
Samples | The mail handles billions of items every day. He works for the United States mail service. In England they call mail `the post'. | ||
Synonyms | mail, mail service, post | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicating, communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airmail, airpost, RFD, rural free delivery, snail mail | ||