Lexic.us

Definition of Airmail

1. Noun. Letters and packages that are transported by aircraft.

2. Verb. Send or transport by airmail. "They airmail them the parcel"; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed"

3. Noun. A system of conveying mail by aircraft.

Definition of Airmail

1. Adjective. Of, or relating to such a system. ¹

2. Noun. The system of conveying mail using aircraft. ¹

3. Noun. The items of mail so carried. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To send mail by air. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Airmail

1. to send mail by airplane [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Airmail

airlifting airlifts airlike airline airline business airliner airliners airlines airlinese airling

airlings airlock airlocked airlocks airly airmail (current term) airmail letter airmailed airmailer airmailing

airmails airman airmanship airmanships airmen airmobile airn

Literary usage of Airmail

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Direct Marketing Guide to Canada edited by William A. Delphos (1992)
"airmail TO CANADA This is a speedy way to send letters, documents, and merchandise that must arrive in a timely manner. SPEED: 4-7 days. ..."

2. Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939 by Maurer Maurer (1987)
"Chapter XVII airmail General Foulois remembered February 9, 1934, as one of the three most significant dates in the history of US air power. ..."

3. International Marketing Resource Guide by William A. Delphos, DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"airmail This is a speedy and economical way to send letters, documents, and merchandise that must arrive in a timely manner. SPEED: 4-7 days on average. ..."

4. U. S. Postal Service: Unresolved Issues in the International Mail Market by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The Postal Service is in the process of consolidating certain airmail exchange ... International airmail going to countries with low airmail volume is to be ..."

Other Resources: