snail mail
/ˈsneɪl ˌmeɪl/
snail mail noun: mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email.
Noun
snail mail (uncountable)
- Mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email.
- I came home to a mailbox stuffed with snail mail.
- To send a letter by snail mail (the Postal Service), you must still compose it, and also print it out, unless you write it by hand or on a typewriter.1993 November 9, L. R. Shannon, “Peripherals: MCI Mail Changes The Nature Of Letters”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Apr 2014
- Mail (postal service), especially as compared with email.
- The official notice will be sent via both email and snail mail owing to legal requirements.
snail mail meaning in Tamil and Telugu
snail mail in Tamil
- நத்தை அஞ்சல்
snail mail in Telugu
- postal mail
- తంతి తపాలా tanti tapālā
Synonyms of snail mail
Origin of snail mail
A retronym emphasizing postal mail's slowness compared to email.
Words formed from snail mail
Questions about snail mail
- What does snail mail mean?
- Snail mail means mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email.
- What is snail mail in Tamil?
- Snail mail in Tamil is நத்தை அஞ்சல். See Snail mail meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is snail mail?
- Snail mail is a noun.
- How do you pronounce snail mail?
- Snail mail is pronounced /ˈsneɪl ˌmeɪl/.
Words near snail mail in the dictionary
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