STAR ROUTE


Meaning of STAR ROUTE in English

Function: noun

Etymology: from the asterisk used to designate such routes in postal publications

Date: 1876

: a mail-delivery route in a rural or thinly populated area served by a private carrier under contract who takes mail from one post office to another or from a railroad station to a post office and usually also delivers mail to private mailboxes along the route

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.