PONY EXPRESS

Meaning of PONY EXPRESS in English

a former system in the American West of carrying mail and express by relays of riders mounted on ponies, esp. the system operating (1860-61) between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.

[ 1840-50, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PONY EXPRESS — noun Usage: often capitalized P&E Date: 1847 a rapid postal and express system that operated across the western United States …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PONY EXPRESS — (1860–61) U.S. system of mail delivery by horse and rider relays. The 1,800-mi (2,900-km) route between St. Joseph, Mo., and …
Английский словарь Британика
PONY EXPRESS — noun : a rapid postal and express system operating by relays of ponies
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PONY EXPRESS — postal system using horseback riders and trains to deliver the mail from the midwestern United States to the west Coast …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PONY EXPRESS — Usage: often capitalized P&E Date: 1847 : a rapid postal and express system that operated across the western United States …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PONY EXPRESS — Function: noun Usage: often cap P&E Date: 1847 : a rapid postal and express system that operated across the western …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PONY EXPRESS — [pony express] n, often cap P&E (1860): a rapid postal and express system that operated across the western U.S. in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PONY EXPRESS — in U.S. history, system of mail delivery by continuous horse and rider relays between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PONY EXPRESS — (186061) U.S. system of mail delivery by horse and rider relays. The 1,800-mi (2,900-km) route between St. Joseph, Mo., and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PONY EXPRESS — a US mail service in the Old West , using riders and horses (not ponies). It operated from April 1860 …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PONY EXPRESS — почтовая служба на перекладных лошадях или пони (в США в 1860-61 гг.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PONY EXPRESS — почтовая служба на перекладных лошадях или пони ( в США в 1860-1861 гг. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PONY EXPRESS — почтовая служба на перекладных лошадях или пони ( в США в 1860-1861 гг. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PONY EXPRESS — почтовая служба на перекладных лошадях или пони ( в США в 1860-1861 гг. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PONY EXPRESS — ист "Пони-экспресс" Почтовая служба фирмы "Рассел, Мэйджорс энд Уодделл" [Russell, Majors and Waddell], которая использовала перекладных лошадей и индейских пони и действовала …
PONY EXPRESS — ист. "Пони-экспресс" Почтовая служба фирмы "Рассел, Мэйджорс энд Уодделл" [Russell, Majors and Waddell], которая использовала перекладных лошадей и индейских пони …
PONY EXPRESS — почтовая служба на перекладных лошадях или пони (в США в 1860-61 гг.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PONY — [A] n pony (as in Shetland pony)
Interlingua English vocab
PONY — Any of several breeds of small 2 hands (57 in., 144 cm) high and noted for gentleness and endurance. Among …
Английский словарь Британика
EXPRESS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Express Co. Orient Express Pony Express Railway Express Agency
Английский словарь Британика
PONY — I. noun also po·ney ˈpōnē, -ni ( plural ponies also poneys ) Etymology: earlier powny, powney, probably from obsolete French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXPRESS — I. ikˈspres, ek- sometimes ˈekˌs- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French expres, espres, from Latin expressus, past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXPRESS — ( a. ) To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PONY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPRESS — — expresser, expressor , n. — expressible , adj. — expressless , adj. /ik spres"/ , v.t. 1. to put …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPRESS — I. ik-ˈspres adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French expres, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere to press out, express, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PONY — noun a small horse. 2. pony ·noun a small glass of beer. 3. pony ·noun twenty-five pounds sterling. 4. pony …
Webster English vocab
EXPRESS — noun an express office. 2. express ·adj exactly representing; exact. 3. express ·noun that which is sent by an express …
Webster English vocab
EXPRESS — [ex.press] adj [ME, fr. MF expres, fr. L expressus, pp. of exprimere to press out, express, fr. ex- + premere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PONY — any of several breeds of small horses standing less than 14.2 hands (56.8 inches, or 144.3 cm) high and noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
PONY — pon|y BrE AmE ˈpəʊn |i AmE \ ˈpoʊn |i ▷ pon|ies iz ▶ ˌ pony ex ˈ press BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EXPRESS — express BrE AmE ɪk ˈspres ek-, ək- —In a stress-shifting environment the adjective or noun is sometimes ˌeks pres , …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PONY — / ˈpəʊni; NAmE ˈpoʊni/ noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a type of small horse —see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXPRESS — / ɪkˈspres; NAmE / verb , adjective , adverb , noun ■ verb 1. to show or make known a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PONY — I. po ‧ ny 1 /ˈpəʊni $ ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ponies ) [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXPRESS — I. ex ‧ press 1 S2 W1 /ɪkˈspres/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ expressively , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a horse of any small breed. 2 a small drinking-glass. 3 (in pl.) sl. racehorses. 4 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXPRESS — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 operating at high speed. 2 also a definitely stated, not merely implied. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a horse of any small breed. 2 a small drinking-glass. 3 (in pl.) sl. racehorses. 4 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXPRESS — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 operating at high speed. 2 also a definitely stated, not merely implied. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a horse of any small breed. 2 a small drinking-glass. 3 (in pl.) sl. racehorses. 4 …
Oxford English vocab
EXPRESS — 1. v.tr. 1. represent or make known (thought, feelings, etc.) in words or by gestures, conduct, etc. 2 refl. say …
Oxford English vocab
PONY — ( ponies) A pony is a type of small horse. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXPRESS — ( expresses, expressing, expressed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PONY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pit pony Shetland pony show pony COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN polo ▪ We were …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXPRESS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PONY — n. Any of several breeds of small horses standing less than 14. 2 hands (57 in., 144 cm) high and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EXPRESS — n. American Express Co. Orient Express Pony Express Railway Express Agency
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PONY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXPRESS — Synonyms and related words : Amtrak, Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, PP, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, RD, RFD, absolute, accurate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PONY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wild ▪ polo ▪ pit ( BrE , historical ) ▪ Pit ponies were used in most …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EXPRESS — I. verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ Perhaps I have not ~ed myself very well. ▪ fully ▪ She ~es herself …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EXPRESS — INDEX: 1. to express what you think or feel 2. expressing your ideas clearly and well 3. not good at …
Longman Activator English vocab
PONY — 1. сущ. 1) а) пони, малорослая лошадь Syn : horse б) полудикая лошадь, мустанг (обитающие в западной части США) в) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXPRESS — 1. сущ. 1) экспресс (поезд, автобус) He had boarded an express for Rome. ≈ Он сел на экспресс до Рима. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PONY — pony.ogg 1. ʹpəʋnı n 1. пони; малорослая лошадь pony trekking - прогулка на пони 2. разг. стопка ( для спиртного …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXPRESS — express.ogg 1. ıkʹspres n 1. экспресс ( поезд, автобус и т. п. ) to travel by express - ехать экспрессом …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXPRESS — 1) экспресс || ехать экспрессом 2) выражать; высказывать 3) отображать; представлять 4) срочный, экстренный 5) особый, специальный • to express as percentage — выражать в процентах to …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PONY — pony сущ.1) а) пони, малорослая лошадь Syn:horse б) полудикая лошадь, мустанг (обитающие в западной части США) в) скаковая лошадь Syn:racehorse …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EXPRESS — express сущ.1) экспресс (поезд, автобус) He had boarded an express for Rome. — Он сел на экспресс до Рима. 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PONY — 1. ʹpəʋnı n 1. пони; малорослая лошадь pony trekking - прогулка на пони 2. разг. стопка ( для спиртного ); …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EXPRESS — 1. ıkʹspres n 1. экспресс ( поезд, автобус и т. п. ) to travel by express - ехать экспрессом 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PONY — 1. сущ. 1) а) пони, малорослая лошадь Syn: horse б) полудикая лошадь, мустанг ( обитающие в западной части США ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EXPRESS — 1. сущ. 1) экспресс ( поезд, автобус ) He had boarded an express for Rome. — Он сел на экспресс …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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