| 单词 | royal mail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRoyal Mail Royal Mail n. (a) (frequently with the) a coach or (occasionally) other vehicle used by the British General Post Office to carry letters, parcels, etc. (now historical); (b) (a proprietary name for) the national postal service of the United Kingdom; now also the name of the company which provides this service; cf. post office n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] pauchle1608 postage1650 mail1654 Royal Mail?1780 snail mail1929 society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > vehicle or vessel > road vehicle post-caroche1627 post-coach1636 post calash1703 post-carriage1720 post-stage1738 mail-cart1767 Royal Mail?1780 mail coach1785 mail stage1792 mail carriage1810 post-equipage1813 post vehicle1815 mail wagon1821 post-cart1826 mail-van1909 mail truck1921 postbus1957 ?1780 Chester Directory & Guide 36 The royal mail to Holyhead, in sixteen hours, every morning, carrying four insides. 1827 E. Mackenzie Descr. & Hist. Acct. Newcastle I. 722 The Royal Mail Coach commenced running to London and Edinburgh from Newcastle in November, 1786. 1845 Knickerbocker May 437 I do believe you would have thrown him under the wheel if I had not stood between; and what a scandal that would have been to His Majesty's Royal Mail! 1883 Cent. Mag. Nov. 160/1 One of the ships of the Royal Mail cuts down a large three-master! 1907 ‘Q’ Poison Island i. 8 The Royal Mail pulled up before Minden Cottage with a merry clash of bits and swingle-bars. 2000 Times 19 Dec. 5/1 The Royal Mail is expected to deliver a record 2.5 billion items by Christmas despite the disruption to services. < as lemmas |
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