star route

noun

A postal delivery route by means other than railroad or steamboat.

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Meanings

nounstar route (plural star routes)

plural star routes

  1. UShistoricalA postal delivery route by means other than railroad or steamboat.

Origin

The blank contracts for these routes bore a number of stars.

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APA

star route. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20route

MLA

“star route.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20route. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “star route,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20route.

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