Meaning of pneumatic post | Babel Free
Equivalents
Deutsch
Rohrpost
Suomi
putkiposti
Examples
“Long before email and SMS, the pneumatic post⟳ was the quickest way to send⟳ a written message of condolence, a declaration of love⟳ or even a demand⟳ for ransom. Systems for delivering messages through tubes by the force⟳ of compressed air originate in experiments undertaken by George Medhurst and William Murdoch at the turn⟳ of the nineteenth century.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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