POST

The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

Example: "A soldier manned the entrance post"

United states aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)

Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed

Example: "This military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"

United states female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)

A job in an organization

Example: "He occupied a post in the treasury"

United states manufacturer of breakfast cereals and postum (1854-1914)

An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position

Example: "He set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"

Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

Example: "Your mail is on the table"

A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

Example: "A pair of posts marked the goal"

A message on a social media website

The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

Example: "The mail handles billions of items every day"

The delivery and collection of letters and packages

Example: "It came by the first post"