drop letter
noun
a letter that is mailed to a local address at a post office without city delivery or a rural delivery service and must be picked up by the addressee.
Origin of drop letter
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby drop letter
drop in the bucket,
drop initial,
drop keel,
drop kick,
drop leaf,
drop letter,
drop like a hot potato,
drop like flies,
drop lock,
drop names,
drop off
Example sentences from the Web for drop letter
When in 1875 delivery by letter-carrier was introduced in certain towns, the drop-letter rate was not disturbed.
The Development of Rates of Postage |A. D. SmithOne morning Paul found a drop-letter in the mail which greeted him daily.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction |Various