parcel post zone

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• parcel-post zone — An area prescribed by regulation for the purpose of determining the rate to be charged for a parcel mailed to be carried as parcel post, there being a number of such areas, each progressively farther from the office in which a parcel is mailed… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• parcel post zone — noun see zone I …   Useful english dictionary

• Parcel 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

• Parcel Post — A subclass of Standard Mail with rates based generally on weight and zone …   Glossary of postal terms

• Zone — one (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw nh; akin to zwnny nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird, Zend y[=a]h.] 1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] An embroidered zone surrounds her waist. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Zone axis — Zone one (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw nh; akin to zwnny nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird, Zend y[=a]h.] 1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] An embroidered zone surrounds her waist. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• zone — [zōn] n. [Fr < L zona < Gr zōnē, a belt < zōnnynai, to gird < IE * yosmen < base * yos , to gird > OSlav pojaśǫ, to gird] 1. an encircling band, stripe, course, etc. distinct in color, texture, structure, etc. from the… …   English World dictionary

• zone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin zona belt, zone, from Greek zōnē; akin to Lithuanian juosti to gird Date: 15th century 1. a. any of five great divisions of the earth s surface with respect to latitude and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• zone — A district established by a zoning law. 58 Am J1st Zon § 3. A specific area noted in the establishment of a parcel post rate. 41 Am J1st P O § 61. One of the sections of the country under a division made in the fixing of rates charged by… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Abyssal zone — Zone one (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw nh; akin to zwnny nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird, Zend y[=a]h.] 1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] An embroidered zone surrounds her waist. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• United Parcel Service — Ups redirects here. For other meanings of UPS , see UPS. United Parcel Service, Inc. Type Public company Traded as …   Wikipedia