- airmail
- noun Date: 1913 the system of transporting mail by aircraft; also the mail thus transported • airmail transitive verb
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Airmail — (or air mail) is mail that is transported by aircraft. It typically arrives more quickly than surface mail, and usually costs more to send. Airmail may be the only option for sending mail to some destinations, such as overseas, if the mail cannot … Wikipedia
airmail — air‧mail [ˈeəmeɪl ǁ ˈer ] also air mail noun [uncountable] letters that are sent by plane, or the system of doing this: • an express airmail service • All letters are sent by airmail. * * * airmail UK US /ˈeəmeɪl/ noun [U] … Financial and business terms
airmail — [er′māl΄] n. 1. mail transported by air; esp., in the U.S., mail going overseas by air 2. a system for transporting mail by air [send it by airmail]: Also air mail adj. of or used for mail sent by air [an airmail stamp] vt. to send (mail) by air… … English World dictionary
airmail — A service by which international mail receives First Class Mail service domestically, is dispatched by the most expeditious transportation, and receives air or priority handling in the destination country … Glossary of postal terms
airmail — ► NOUN ▪ a system of transporting mail overseas by air … English terms dictionary
airmail — /air mayl /, n. 1. the system, esp. a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane. 2. a letter, package, etc., sent by this system. 3. a stamp authorizing delivery of mail by this system. adj. 4. of or pertaining to airmail. adv. 5. by… … Universalium
airmail — n. by airmail (to send a letter by airmail) * * * [ eəmeɪl] by airmail (to send a letter by airmail) … Combinatory dictionary
airmail — air′mail or air′ mail n. Also, air′ mail . 1) phi the system, esp. a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane 2) phi the mail sent by this system 3) phi of or pertaining to airmail 4) phi by airmail: to send letters airmail[/ex] 5)… … From formal English to slang
Airmail — Tête brûlée Cet article traite du film de John Ford de 1932, Airmail. Pour le feuilleton des années 1980, lire l article les Têtes brûlées, Baa Baa Blacksheep. Tête brûlée (Airmail) est un film américain réalisé par John Ford, sorti en 1932.… … Wikipédia en Français
airmail — [[t]e͟ə(r)meɪl[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n, by N Airmail is the system of sending letters, parcels, and goods by air. ...an airmail letter... Goods are generally shipped by airmail … English dictionary
airmail — / eəmeɪl/ noun a way of sending letters or parcels by air ● to send a package by airmail ● Airmail charges have risen by 15%. ■ verb to send letters or parcels by air ● We airmailed the document to New York … Marketing dictionary in english
