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- Dictionaryairmail/ˈɛːmeɪl/
noun
- 1. a system of transporting mail by aircraft, typically overseas: "instructions were sent by airmail"
verb
- 1. send (mail) by aircraft: "I have a sheaf of letters to airmail"
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Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air. Airmail items typically arrive more quickly than surface mail, and usually cost more to send.
AIRMAIL definition: 1. a system of sending letters and parcels by aircraft: 2. a system of sending letters and…. Learn more.
The meaning of AIRMAIL is the system of transporting mail by aircraft; also : the mail thus transported. How to use airmail in a sentence.
airmail, letters and parcels transported by airplanes. Airmail service was initiated in 1911 in England between Hendon (northwest of London) and Windsor, to celebrate the coronation of George V. Service was irregular, however, and only 21 trips were made.
noun. 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. adjective. 3. of or used for mail sent by air. an airmail stamp.
a system of sending letters and packages by aircraft: If you send it (by) airmail, it'll be very expensive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Communications - the postal system.
Airmail definition: the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.. See examples of AIRMAIL used in a sentence.
a system of carrying mail by air. Send this parcel by airmail; (also adjective) an airmail letter.
AIRMAIL meaning: 1 : the system used for sending mail by aircraft; 2 : mail sent by using this system often used before another noun.
Definition of airmail noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
