picture-postcard

adjective

pic·​ture-post·​card
: picturesque sense 1
a picture-postcard village

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The route also serves up picture-postcard water views of Puget Sound, the Columbia River, and Chuckanut Bay on the eastern shore of Salish Sea. Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025 Polzeath is also close to two of Cornwall's picture-postcard harbour towns. Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024 There is a good selection of accommodations and restaurants running along the bay, each offering picture-postcard views of the sea. David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024 But that picture-postcard moment comes with a hidden price — and now the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to collect it. Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of picture-postcard was in 1907

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“Picture-postcard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-postcard. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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