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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation rural free delivery

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  • initialism Rural Free Delivery, the U.S. postal system to rural areas that was started in the Great Depression.
  • initialism Usenet request for discussion, a formal process for making changes.
  • initialism Radio frequency device.
  • initialism The IATA airport code for Northwest Chicagoland International Airport at Rockford.

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  • noun free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas

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Examples

  • Back on the radio in New York, and on a small cable outfit called RFD, seven months after being fired for his racial slur against the Rutgers women's basketball team.

    CNN Transcript Dec 2, 2007 2007

  • Back on the radio in New York, and on a small cable outfit called RFD, seven months after being fired for his racial slur against the Rutgers women's basketball team.

    CNN Transcript Dec 2, 2007 2007

  • He is now in the company of Crook and Chase on RFD, that is to say, has-been.

    Tom D'Antoni: Imus Should Have Stayed On the Ranch 2008

  • KURTZ: But, of course, he is on a small cable channel called RFD, as opposed to MSNBC.

    CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2007 2007

  • One of RFD's biggest hits is a Larry King Live copy called RFD TV Live.

    The Ted Turner Of Rural TV 2010

  • When I lived in Barra de Navidad in the 1970's they had a switchboard right out of Mayberry, RFD.

    Telmex (detached thread) 2010

  • When I lived in Barra de Navidad in the 1970's they had a switchboard right out of Mayberry, RFD.

    Telmex (detached thread) 2010

  • When I lived in Barra de Navidad in the 1970's they had a switchboard right out of Mayberry, RFD.

    Telmex (detached thread) 2010

  • When I lived in Barra de Navidad in the 1970's they had a switchboard right out of Mayberry, RFD.

    Telmex (detached thread) 2010

  • When I lived in Barra de Navidad in the 1970's they had a switchboard right out of Mayberry, RFD.

    Telmex (detached thread) 2010

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