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airmail

air·mail
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [air-meyl]
    • /ˈɛərˌmeɪl/
    • /ˈeə.meɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [air-meyl]
    • /ˈɛərˌmeɪl/

Definitions of airmail word

  • uncountable noun airmail Airmail is the system of sending letters, parcels, and goods by air. 3
  • noun airmail the system of conveying mail by aircraft 3
  • noun airmail mail conveyed by aircraft 3
  • adjective airmail of, used for, or concerned with airmail 3
  • verb airmail to send by airmail 3
  • noun airmail mail transported by air; esp., in the U.S., mail going overseas by air 3

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Origin of airmail

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; air1 + mail1

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Parts of speech for Airmail

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

airmail popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for airmail

noun airmail

  • priority mail — (in the U.S. Postal Service) mail consisting of merchandise weighing more than 12 ounces sent at first-class rates.
  • special delivery — (in the U.S. Postal Service) delivery of mail outside the regularly scheduled hours, by a special messenger, upon the payment of an extra fee.

verb airmail

  • mail — monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.
  • send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
  • dispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.

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