'Express office' definitions:

Definition of 'Express office'

From: GCIDE

Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]
1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on earth. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels. [1913 Webster]
3. An express office. [1913 Webster]
She charged him . . . to ask at the express if anything came up from town. --E. E. Hale. [1913 Webster]
4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster]
5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster.
Syn: express train. [PJC]
Express office, an office where packages for an express are received or delivered.
Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train) that does not stop at certain stations, but only at stations designated express stops. [1913 Webster]