airmail

Thân thiện

A postal worker sorts a stack of airmail letters with blue and red striped edges.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A system of sending mail by aircraft: "airmail" refers to the service or method of transporting letters and packages using airplanes.
   • Letters and packages sent by aircraft: "airmail" can also refer to the physical items themselves that are sent via this system.

2. Verb:

   • To send something by the airmail system: The action of dispatching letters or packages via aircraft.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • I sent the documents by airmail to ensure they arrived quickly.
  • The airmail from London arrived this morning.

• Verb:

  • Please airmail this parcel to Tokyo.
  • They airmailed the contract to our headquarters.

Advanced Usage

• "via airmail": sent using the airmail service.
  • The invitation was sent via airmail.

Variants and Related Words

• Airmailer (n): a special envelope or item designed for sending by airmail.
• Airmailing (gerund/n): the act of sending by airmail.

Synonyms

• Aerogramme (n): a lightweight letter sheet for airmail.
• Air post (n): another term for the airmail system.

Related Phrases

• Surface mail vs. airmail: This phrase contrasts regular postal service (by land/sea) with the faster airmail service.
  • It's cheaper to send it by surface mail, but airmail is much faster.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a system of conveying mail by aircraft
2. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft

Verb

1. send or transport by airmail
   • Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed

Từ đồng nghĩa

• airpost