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单词 general delivery
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Definition of general delivery in English:

general delivery

noun
North American
  • Mail delivery to a post office for pickup by the addressee; poste restante.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As I have no mailbox yet at all, and have used nothing but the P. O. box for all of my correspondence for years, I will have to go with the general delivery option, at least for the time being.
    • Till then, remote farming families had to trudge through all weathers to the nearest township to pick up their mail care of general delivery.
    • ‘Well, we only do general delivery for thirty days.’

Definition of general delivery in US English:

general delivery

nounˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl dəˈlɪv(ə)ri
North American
  • Mail delivery to a post office for pickup by the addressee.

    British term poste restante
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As I have no mailbox yet at all, and have used nothing but the P. O. box for all of my correspondence for years, I will have to go with the general delivery option, at least for the time being.
    • Till then, remote farming families had to trudge through all weathers to the nearest township to pick up their mail care of general delivery.
    • ‘Well, we only do general delivery for thirty days.’
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