general delivery
Mail-holding postal service
General delivery is a postal service where mail is held at a post office for pickup rather than delivered to an address.
Used by travelers, people without fixed addresses, or those in transition: Send it to me general delivery in Albuquerque.
The recipient shows identification to claim the mail.
Called poste restante in British usage.
- parcel postMail service for packages
- hold for pickupStore until collected
- post officePublic mail facility
- postVertical structural beam
- snail mailPhysical letter delivery
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Goods sent to residence
doorstep delivery · curbside delivery · P.O. box · post office box
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