air-freight

Thân thiện

The company air-freights fresh flowers to international markets.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To transport (cargo) by aircraft: The action of moving goods or freight via airplanes or other aircraft, typically for speed over long distances.

Usage

• The verb "air-freight" is used with a direct object (the cargo being transported). It is often used in logistics, business, and shipping contexts.
• It describes a method of transport distinct from sea or land freight.

Examples

• Verb:
  • We need to air-freight these medical supplies to the disaster zone immediately.
  • The company air-freights fresh flowers daily from Colombia to markets worldwide.
  • Due to the urgent deadline, the documents were air-freighted overnight.

Advanced Usage

• Passive Voice: Commonly used to emphasize the cargo or the action itself.
  • The prototype was air-freighted from the factory for the crucial demonstration.
• Gerund/Noun Form: The act itself can be referred to as "air-freighting."
  • Air-freighting perishable goods is expensive but necessary.

Variants and Related Words

• Air freight (noun): The system, business, or cargo transported by air.
  • We sent the package via air freight.
• Airfreight (alternative spelling): A less common, closed-form spelling of the noun.
• Freighter (noun): An aircraft designed for transporting cargo.

Synonyms

• Fly (in a cargo context):
• Ship by air: A more descriptive phrasal synonym.

Related Phrases

• To send by air: A common alternative phrase with the same meaning.
  • We'll have to send the replacement by air.

Học thuật

Verb

1. transport (cargo) by air

Từ đồng nghĩa

• air-ship
• airfreight