"parcel post" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: parcel posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parcel post (plural parcel posts)
  1. A postal service involving the shipping of parcels. Wikipedia link: parcel post Synonyms: parcel-post
    Sense id: en-parcel_post-en-noun-v~WyWFDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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