public postal network![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Infrastructure with which the national postal service delivers the mail entrusted to it.
post office ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building where mail is processed and various postal services are offered to the public.
primary sorting ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Operation in which mail received is quickly sorted to expedite processing.
culler-facer-canceler ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Machine used to process uncanceled mail; it rejects nonstandard mail, places the remaining mail facing in the same direction and cancels it.
uncanceled stamped mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mail whose stamp has not been postmarked.
canceled stamped mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mail whose stamp has been postmarked with a date and a location to prevent its use on future mailings.
distribution center ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building where mail is received, processed and organized for direct delivery or for forwarding to another distribution center or post office.
optical character reader ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Machine used to process canceled stamped mail; it reads the postal code and prints the corresponding bar code and then separates the mail into local, regional and international.
mail truck ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, mail is being taken to the nearest post office, where it is usually canceled.
mail box ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Box with a slot through which outgoing mail is placed for delivery by the postal service.
mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Everything sent and distributed through the postal service.
mail box ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Box with a slot through which outgoing mail is placed for delivery by the postal service.
mail truck ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, collected mail is being taken directly to the main distribution center.
mail truck ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, canceled stamped mail is being taken to the local distribution center.
mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Everything sent and distributed through the postal service.
mail carrier ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.
cargo aircraft ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Plane with large freight capacity; it is used to transport goods.
regional distribution center ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building where mail intended for a specific region is received, processed and organized for direct delivery or for forwarding to a post office.
post office ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building where mail is processed and various postal services are offered to the public.
international mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mail to be delivered to another country.
local mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mail to be delivered by the mail carrier or to be sent to a post office in the same town or a neighboring town.
sorting machine ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Machine used to sort mail with the help of printed bar codes.
mail carrier ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.
air mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mail for international destinations or remote regions within the country can be sent by air to speed delivery; the air mail rate is higher than the regular rate.
regional mail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mail to be taken to a region served by a distribution center.
post office ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building where mail is processed and various postal services are offered to the public.
postal van ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, regional mail is being taken to another distribution center.
mail truck ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, mail is being taken to the post office, where it is sorted according to each mail carrier’s route.
mail truck ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered vehicle used to transport mail; here, mail is being taken to the post office, where it is sorted according to each mail carrier’s route.
mail carrier ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.
mail carrier ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Person responsible for home delivery of the mail, which is done on foot or in a vehicle, depending on the postal route.