airmail

or air-mail

[ air-meyl ]
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noun
  1. the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.

  2. a letter, package, etc., sent by this system.

  1. a stamp authorizing delivery of mail by this system.

adjective
  1. of or relating to airmail.

adverb
  1. by airmail: Send all overseas letters airmail.

verb (used with object)
  1. to send via airmail: I airmailed the package yesterday.

Origin of airmail

1
First recorded in 1910–15; air1 + mail1

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How to use airmail in a sentence

  • It was the same thing that had happened when he wrote the story of the Air Mail bandit.

    The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
  • They were not in a region frequented by airplanes, nor in the path of an air mail line.

    White Fire | Roy J. Snell
  • Having been in the air mail service in America, he was dropped when demand slackened and fewer men were needed.

    Riddle of the Storm | Roy J. Snell
  • Having taken on his load of air mail, this pilot had stepped into the office to discuss his routing with his chief.

    Riddle of the Storm | Roy J. Snell
  • It sent the offer by air mail, leaving delivery up to the post office.

British Dictionary definitions for airmail

airmail

/ (ˈɛəˌmeɪl) /


noun
  1. the system of conveying mail by aircraft

  2. mail conveyed by aircraft

adjective
  1. of, used for, or concerned with airmail

verb
  1. (tr) to send by airmail

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