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| address |
to write the details of location on, for delivery. [1/9 definitions] |
| airdrop |
a delivery by parachute from an aircraft, esp. of troops, weapons, or supplies. [1/2 definitions] |
| carrier |
a commercial delivery company. [1/6 definitions] |
| cash-and-carry |
sold for cash only and without delivery or other services, as goods, or selling only in this way, as a store. |
| certified mail |
a postal service that, for a fee, guarantees the delivery of first-class uninsured mail by requiring the addressee to sign for it. [1/2 definitions] |
| c.o.d. |
abbreviation of "collect on delivery," or "cash on delivery." Ordering an item c.o.d. means that payment is not required until the goods arrive. |
| collect on delivery |
of or denoting a shipment of goods that is to be paid for upon delivery; c.o.d. [1/2 definitions] |
| deliver |
to make a delivery. [1/9 definitions] |
| drone1 |
an aircraft or other similar unmanned device, whose movements are controlled at a distance, as by radio, often used for purposes such as aerial photography, delivery of supplies or necessities, fire fighting, and military attack from the air. [1/3 definitions] |
| escrow |
a bond or deed, money, property, or the like put into the keeping of a third party for delivery to the intended receiver after specified conditions have been met. |
| mail1 |
a delivery of such material. [1/4 definitions] |
| midwife |
a person, typically a woman, who is trained to assist pregnant women with the delivery of their child. In addition, a midwife often helps pregnant women prepare for childbirth and gives assistance to them after the birth. |
| night letter |
a telegram sent overnight, at a lower rate than usual, for delivery the next day. |
| nondelivery |
combined form of delivery. |
| order |
to direct or request the production or delivery of. [1/18 definitions] |
| outage |
an amount of goods that is lacking after delivery or storage. [1/2 definitions] |
| pony express |
a system of mail delivery involving relays of horses, esp. such a system operating in the western United States in the early 1860s. |
| post3 |
the system for delivering mail, or a mail delivery. |
| postdelivery |
combined form of delivery. |
| postpartum |
of, relating to, or occurring in the period immediately following the delivery of a child. |
| predelivery |
combined form of delivery. |
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