post linen.¹

Brit.

/ˈpəʊs(t)lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊs(t)ˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, line n.²

Etymology: < post n.³ + line n.²

Now rare.

A postal route, esp. in a terrain or region in which communication is difficult.

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society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > postal routes

post line1791

route1792

mail road1818

rural route1852

1791 G. Washington Let. 13 June in J. Sparks Writings of G. Washington (1855) X. iv. 166 I did..direct that all letters..should be returned to Fredericksburg, as the first place at which I should touch the post line upon my return.

1855 Times 30 Aug. 6/6 Another portion of their forces would occupy..the road to Tabrez, which is the post line from Teheran to Constantinople, leaving available only the long and circuitous route by Bagdad.

1862 E. O. Guerrant Diary 20 Sept. in W. C. Davis & M. Swentor Bluegrass Confederate (1999) 151 We are now so far removed from post lines of the S. Confederacy we hear nothing except through the..Yankee press.

1938 Port Arthur (Texas) News 5 Mar. 8/1 ‘Have you heard from your husband, Polly?’ ‘No, Mrs. Pell... There's no post lines on the Atlantic Ocean.’

2005 FD Wire (Nexis) 24 Jan. The..aftermath of the recent storm out west has made our forecasting efforts even more complex... We are quite pleased to have the last routes, the post line and the Caliente sub open again.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† post linen.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.¹, line n.²

Etymology: < post n.¹ + line n.²The holder of the 1821 patent (see quot. 1886¹) for an elevated railway line is actually Henry Robinson Palmer, but the term post-line is not used in the patent (no. 4618) or in his book Description of a Railway on a New Principle (ed. 2, 1824).

Obsolete. rare.

An elevated railway constructed on posts. More fully post-line railroad.

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1886 Manufacturer & Builder June 128/1 The earliest proposer of a single post-line railroad is Henry Robinson [Palmer], whose English patent is dated November 22, 1821.

1886 Manufacturer & Builder June 128/2 Emmons..in addition to the post-line, single rail and wheel on top carrying the car pannier-fashion,..employed side rails upon the posts.

1889 Cent. Dict. Post-line, a railway constructed upon posts, usually of wrought iron..; an elevated railway.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	post line
释义	post linen.¹ Brit. /ˈpəʊs(t)lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, line n.² Etymology: < post n.³ + line n.² Now rare. A postal route, esp. in a terrain or region in which communication is difficult. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > postal routes post line1791 route1792 mail road1818 rural route1852 1791 G. Washington Let. 13 June in J. Sparks Writings of G. Washington (1855) X. iv. 166 I did..direct that all letters..should be returned to Fredericksburg, as the first place at which I should touch the post line upon my return. 1855 Times 30 Aug. 6/6 Another portion of their forces would occupy..the road to Tabrez, which is the post line from Teheran to Constantinople, leaving available only the long and circuitous route by Bagdad. 1862 E. O. Guerrant Diary 20 Sept. in W. C. Davis & M. Swentor Bluegrass Confederate (1999) 151 We are now so far removed from post lines of the S. Confederacy we hear nothing except through the..Yankee press. 1938 Port Arthur (Texas) News 5 Mar. 8/1 ‘Have you heard from your husband, Polly?’ ‘No, Mrs. Pell... There's no post lines on the Atlantic Ocean.’ 2005 FD Wire (Nexis) 24 Jan. The..aftermath of the recent storm out west has made our forecasting efforts even more complex... We are quite pleased to have the last routes, the post line and the Caliente sub open again. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † post linen.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.¹, line n.² Etymology: < post n.¹ + line n.²The holder of the 1821 patent (see quot. 1886¹) for an elevated railway line is actually Henry Robinson Palmer, but the term post-line is not used in the patent (no. 4618) or in his book Description of a Railway on a New Principle (ed. 2, 1824). Obsolete. rare. An elevated railway constructed on posts. More fully post-line railroad. ΚΠ 1886 Manufacturer & Builder June 128/1 The earliest proposer of a single post-line railroad is Henry Robinson [Palmer], whose English patent is dated November 22, 1821. 1886 Manufacturer & Builder June 128/2 Emmons..in addition to the post-line, single rail and wheel on top carrying the car pannier-fashion,..employed side rails upon the posts. 1889 Cent. Dict. Post-line, a railway constructed upon posts, usually of wrought iron..; an elevated railway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹1791n.²1886
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