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Definition of Snail mail
1. Noun. Any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service. "Email is much faster than snail mail"
Definition of Snail mail
1. Noun. (retronym) Postal mail, especially as compared to email ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snail Mail
Literary usage of Snail mail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mars Records Book 2: Clearing Sessions with A Biofeedback Meter Where a by Stephanie Relfe (2002)
"... And for information on Seminars and Videos Please send your snail mail address &
email address (if you have one) to: Stephanie Relfe Email: ..."
2. The Mars Records Book 1: Clearing Sessions with a Biofeedback Meter Where a by Stephanie Relfe (2000)
"... And for information on Seminars and Videos Please send your snail mail address &
email address (if you have one) to: Stephanie Relfe Email: ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1874)
"... form: Snail, mail, shoot out jour burns. According to an old book called the
Shepherd's Calendar, the snail appears to have been credited in past times ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2003)
"snail mail Regular mail is fairly reliable, although much slower than North
American services. It can take up to three weeks for a letter to reach the US. ..."
5. Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2006)
"snail mail Regular mail is fairly reliable, although much slower than North
American services. It can take up to three weeks for a letter to reach the US. ..."
6. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"... snail mail, Surveys, E-mail, and Bulletin Boards The telephone, letters, and
e-mail narrow the distance between kids engaged in inquiry and ..."
7. Expanding Access to Science and Technology: The Role of Information by Ines Wesley-Tanaskovic, Jacques Tocatlian, Kenneth H. Roberts (1994)
"... data of texts and therefore at present, diagrams and photographs must be sent
to users by mail (snail-mail), telefacsimile, or some other means. ..."
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