"forwarding address" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forwarding addresses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} forwarding address (plural forwarding addresses)
  1. An address to which mail should be relayed if sent to the wrong address. Chiefly used when a person has moved but some mail continues to arrive at the old address.
    Sense id: en-forwarding_address-en-noun-pANFroIp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        "An address to which mail should be relayed if sent to the wrong address. Chiefly used when a person has moved but some mail continues to arrive at the old address."
      ],
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          "mail",
          "mail"
        ],
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          "relay"
        ]
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