…a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used to support something or as a marker…
…(1873–1960), US writer and columnist; full name Emily Price Post. She was an arbiter of social etiquette and was the last word on manners. She wrote Etiquette (1922)…
…(1898–1935), US aviator; full name Wiley Hardeman Post. He was the first man to fly solo around the world 1933, accomplishing this in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. He was flying near Point Barrow, Alaska, with Will Rogers as his passenger when their plane crashed and they were both killed…
…a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, designed to be stuck prominently to an object or surface and easily removed when necessary…
…(of a bet on a horse race) placed at odds fixed at the time, and before the runners are known, on a horse thought likely to be entered…
…an upright post in the center of a roof truss, extending from the tie beam to the apex of the truss…
…(in the British armed forces) the second of two bugle calls giving notice of the hour of retiring at night, played also at military funerals and acts of remembrance…
…a valveless horn used originally to signal the arrival or departure of a mounted courier or mail coach…
…denoting a style of rock music inspired by punk but less aggressive in performance and musically more experimental…
…the time at which a race is scheduled to start and entrants must be at their starting positions…
…post a single message to multiple Internet newsgroups or message boards…
…(in the British armed forces) the first of two bugle calls giving notice of the hour of retiring at night…
…a system of carrying letters at a charge of one penny, in particular the system established in the UK in 1840 at the instigation of Sir Rowland Hill…
…a horse-drawn carriage used for transporting passengers or mail, especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries…
…the public department or corporation responsible for mail services and (in some countries) telecommunications…
…either of two upright timbers between the tie beam and principal rafters of a roof truss…
…a strong pillar fixed to a ship’s deck to act as a support for a tackle or other equipment…
…a small wooden rod wedged between the front and back surfaces of a violin or similar instrument and modifying its vibrations…
…a connector consisting of a threaded screw to which bare wires are attached and held in place by a nut…
…a post placed at a specified distance before the finishing post on a racecourse, which a horse must have passed when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat…
…a Royal Navy officer holding the full rank of captain, as opposed to a commander with the courtesy title of captain…
…a store at a US military base selling food, clothing, and other items…
…the theory that modern industrial production should change from the large-scale mass-production methods pioneered by Henry Ford towards the use of small flexible manufacturing units…
…strengthen (reinforced concrete) by applying tension to the reinforcing rods after the concrete has set…
…a store or small settlement established for trading, typically in a remote place…
…a post to which offenders were tied in order to be whipped as a public punishment…
