Found 3 hits - Term: mail train, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mail \mail\ m=al, n. oe. male bag, of. male, f. malle bag,
trunk, mail, ohg. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to d. maal,
male; cf. gael. ir. mala, gr. molgo`s hide, skin.
1. a bag; a wallet. obs. --chaucer.
1913 webster
2. the bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter
contained therein, conveyed under public authority from
one post office to another; the whole system of appliances
used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail
matter.
1913 webster
there is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated
hague. --tatler.
1913 webster
3. that which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received
through the post office.
1913 webster
4. a trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be
carried. obs. --sir w. scott.
1913 webster
mail catcher, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached
to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train
is in motion.
mail guard, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public
mails. eng.
mail train, a railroad train carrying the mail.
1913 webster
see also:
mail catcher mail guard mail train
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mail train \mail train\ n.
a railroad train that carries mail.
wordnet 1.5
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mail train
n : a train that carries mail
Results 1 - 5 of 5 found about mail train: Electronic Mail
>> E Words
Electronic Mail, definition of term: Electronic Mail
electronic+mail_pag1.html Commuter Train
>> C Words
Commuter Train, definition of term: Commuter Train
commuter+train_pag1.html Chain Mail
>> C Words
Chain Mail, definition of term: Chain Mail
chain+mail_pag1.html Bulk Mail
>> B Words
Bulk Mail, definition of term: Bulk Mail
bulk+mail_pag1.html Air Mail
>> A Words
Air Mail, definition of term: Air Mail
air+mail_pag1.html
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