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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal delivery"
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: 18431. of or relating to the mails or the post office2. conducted by mail< postal chess >3. insanely or murderously violent — usually used in the phrase go postal
Oxford Reference Dictionary
adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the post. 2 by post (postal vote). --n. US a postcard. Phrases and idioms: postal card US = POSTCARD. postal code = POSTCODE. postal meter a franking-machine. postal note Austral. & NZ = postal order. postal order a money order issued by the Post Office, payable to a specified person. Postal Union a union of the governments of various countries for the regulation of international postage. Derivatives: postally adv. Etymology: F (poste POST(2))
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Postal Post"al, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. Postal money order. See Money order, under Money. Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
1. Postal is used to describe things or people connected with the public service of carrying letters and packages from one place to another. Compensation for lost or damaged mail will be handled by the postal service... Include your full postal address. ADJ: ADJ n 2. Postal is used to describe activities that involve sending things by post. Unions would elect their leadership by secret postal ballot. ADJ: ADJ n
