ALL meanings of dead-letter office
dead letter
D d - noun dead-letter office an office where undeliverable letters were taken for storage 3
- noun dead-letter office the postal department to which dead letters are sent to be opened and returned to the sender, if possible, or destroyed 3
- noun dead-letter office a law, ordinance, etc., that has lost its force but has not been formally repealed or abolished. 1
- noun dead-letter office a letter that cannot reach the addressee or be returned to the sender, usually because of incorrect address, and that is sent to and handled in a special division or department (dead-letter office) of a general post office. 1