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RFD

RFD

1 7.6
A mail service that delivers letters and packages to people in the countryside
  • noun
  • /ɑr ɛf di/
  • Archaic
translation icon : entrega rural gratuita
  • Many rural families rely on RFD to receive their mail directly at home.
  • RFD Mayberry

Examples

  • Was it called Mayberry RFD or welcome to Mayberry or the Andy Griffith show, The Andy Griffith.

  • The RFD service ensures that even the most remote areas get mail delivery.

  • I do like the Marty Stuart show on RFD, though.

    Blog text (25)

  • Why are you indoors when you live in Mayberry RFD?

    Blog text (2)

  • Among the best studies of rural institutions are three by Wayne E. Fuller: The Old Country School: The Story of Rural Education in the Middle West (Chicago: U Chicago P, 1982); One-Room Schools of the Middle West: An Illustrated History (Lawrence: U P of Kansas, 1994); and RFD: The Changing Face of Rural America (Bloomington: Indiana U P, 1964).

    Academic text (1997)

  • After the introduction of RFD, rural residents no longer had to travel to town to collect their letters.

Synonyms

rural free delivery
vsRFD
  • Formal
3.7

Free mail delivery to people who live in the countryside

is the shortened written form used in US postal contexts

Surface Forms

RFD singular
RFDs plural

Etymology

RFD began as the postal phrase Rural Free Delivery, meaning 'free delivery to rural homes'. It was the US mail service that brought letters and packages straight to people on farms, so RFD still makes you think of mail being delivered to rural addresses.