postal card

Thân thiện

A child writes a message on a postal card at a wooden desk.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A card for sending messages by mail without an envelope: A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, often featuring a picture on one side, designed to be written on and mailed without the use of an envelope.

Usage

• The term "postal card" specifically refers to the physical card itself, intended for correspondence via the postal system. It is synonymous with "postcard."
• It is used as a countable noun (e.g., , ).

Examples

• Noun:
  • I bought a beautiful postal card of the Eiffel Tower to send to my family.
  • She collects postal cards from every city she visits.
  • Please write your message on the back of the postal card.

Advanced Usage

• Official Postal Card: In some contexts, particularly historical or philatelic, a "postal card" may refer to a card issued by a postal authority with a pre-printed stamp, as opposed to a privately printed "postcard."
  • The museum's collection includes an 1869 Austrian postal card, the world's first.

Variants and Related Words

• Postcard (n): The more common modern term for a postal card.
  • I'll send you a postcard from my vacation.
• Mailing card (n): A less common synonym.
• Picture postcard (n): A postcard with a photograph or illustration on one side.

Synonyms

• Postcard: A card for sending a message by mail without an envelope.
• Mail card: A card sent through the mail.

Related Phrases

• To drop someone a postal card: To send someone a brief message via a postal card.
  • He promised to drop us a postal card when he arrived.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a card for sending messages by post without an envelope

Từ đồng nghĩa

• postcard
• post card
• mailing-card