Definition of Delivery

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Delivery

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters.

The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery.

The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.

The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.

The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.

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Delivery Quotations

Sometime in the future - 25, 50, 75 years hence - what will the situation be like then? By that time the Chinese will have the capability of delivery too.
Curtis Lemay

The Internet provides a delivery system for pathological states of mind.
Phillip Adams

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.
Norman Cousins

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.
Norman Cousins

When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That's what I wanted to do.
Whitney Houston

Sometimes I try to improve the language, the lines, or the delivery, but I don't ad-lib because I think that makes it really hard for everybody else involved.
Harrison Ford

With a growing population, there is a growing need for more water delivery and storage.
Joe Baca

If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun.
Lars Ulrich

Illegal immigration is not just a matter of interest in states along our border with Mexico. It is having an effect on local economies, schools, health care delivery, and public safety all across the country.
Roger Wicker

The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the way it creates a framework for excellence in service delivery and secondly, in how it helps organise the best way to deliver modern public services on which both businesses and individuals depend.
John Hutton

Delivery Translations

delivery in Afrikaans is aflewering
delivery in Dutch is aflevering, levering, inlevering
delivery in French is livraison
delivery in Italian is estradizione, fornitura, parto
delivery in Norwegian is levering
delivery in Portuguese is entrega
delivery in Spanish is suministro, extradicion

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