parcel

  • 51parcel bomb — parcel bombs N COUNT A parcel bomb is a small bomb which is sent in a parcel through the post and which is designed to explode when the parcel is opened. [BRIT] …

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  • 52Parcel post — Par cel post That branch of the post office having to do with the collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels[4]. The British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The rates in 1913, dating from 1897, were 3d. for parcels not… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53Parcel-mele — Par cel mele , adv. [See {Parcel}, and {Meal} a part.] By parcels or parts. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 54parcel gilding — parcel gilder, n. parcel gilt, adj. the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture. [1865 70] * * * …

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  • 55Parcel Intercity —   [ pɑːsl sɪtɪ ; englisch, »Paket Intercity«], gemeinsames Projekt (2000 begonnen) der Deutschen Post AG und der Deutschen Bahn AG, das die Erweiterung des Schienentransports um 20 % vorsieht, um damit den Transport auf der Straße zu verringern.… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 56parcel bomb — parcel .bomb n BrE a bomb which is wrapped like a parcel and sent by post, and is intended to explode when it is opened …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 57parcel out something — parcel out (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 58parcel out — (something) to give parts of something to different people. The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I m glad I m not the one who has to parcel it out …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 59parcel locker — A unit that is installed alongside neighborhood delivery and collection box units or in conjuction with post office boxes in a retail facility that is used for parcel delivery …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 60parcel gilding — parcel gilder, n. parcel gilt, adj. the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture. [1865 70] …

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