parcelnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɑː.səl/us/ˈpɑːr.səl/parcel noun [ C ] (TO SEND)
B1 mainly UK US usually package an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post:
a food parcel
The parcel was wrapped in plain brown paper.
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- The parcel was clearly labelled 'Fragile'.
- She excitedly ripped the parcel open.
- a parcel tied with string
- I had to sign for the parcel when I collected it from the post office.
- I sent the parcel by surface mail.
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Communications - the postal system
- certified mail
- consign
- direct mail
- express
- letterbox
- mail slot
- mailbag
- mass mailing
- p. and p.
- parcel post
- pillar box
- pin code
- PO
- postmaster
- shipping and handling
- snail mail
- surface mail
- window
- zip code
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parcel noun [ C ] (LAND)
mainly US UK usually plot an area of land:
a 60-acre parcel
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Geography: areas of land in general
- area
- circuit
- country
- curtilage
- dry land
- enclosure
- fiefdom
- interfluve
- interior
- lot
- orography
- patch
- plot
- pocket handkerchief
- polder
- region
- swathe
- sweep
- territory
- tract
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