wagon-poste
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le wagon-poste
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (archaic) (transport)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. railway mail car
À l'époque, beaucoup de trains avaient un wagon-poste pour transporter des lettres à travers le pays. C'était fascinant !Back in the day, many trains had a railway mail car to carry letters across the country. It was fascinating!
b. mailcoach (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Le vieux wagon-poste transportait des lettres à travers la campagne.The old mailcoach carried letters across the countryside.
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