post road

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst rohd]
- /poʊst roʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst rohd]
- /poʊst roʊd/

Definitions of post road words

noun post road (formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers. 1
noun post road a road or route over which mail is carried. 1
noun post road a road or route over which post is carried and along which post houses were formerly sited 0
noun post road a road provided with post houses 0
noun post road a road over which the post, or mail, is or formerly was carried 0

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Origin of post road

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Post road

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Post road

post road popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

post road usage trend in Literature

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