parcels

P3A1R1C3E1L1S1

noun

A parcels train, normally carrying nothing but parcels.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of parcel
noun
  1. UKdatedin pluralrail transportA parcels train, normally carrying nothing but parcels.

    An unusual visitor to Leeds on September 26 was Class 4 4-6-0 No. 75042 (17A), on a Class H goods from York; it soon returned on the 6.30 p.m. Leeds-York parcels.

    1962 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: North Eastern Region”, in Modern Railways, page 425
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of parcel

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APA

parcels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcels

MLA

“parcels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcels. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parcels,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcels.

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