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airmail

  • /ˈɛəɹ(ˌ)meɪl/

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From air + mail.

noun airmails · air mail

  1. countable, uncountable The system of conveying mail using aircraft. to send a letter by airmail
  2. countable, uncountable The items of mail so carried.

verb airmails · airmailing · airmailed · air mail

  1. transitive To send mail by air.
  2. To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.

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noun the system of conveying mail using aircraft

Españolcorreo aéreo
한국어항공우편 hanggong'upyeon, 항공편 hanggongpyeon
日本語航空便 kōkūbin
中文航空郵件 /航空邮件 hángkōng yóujiàn
हिन्दीहवाई डाक havāī ḍāk
Portuguêscorreio aéreo
Françaisposte aérienne, Aéropostale
DeutschLuftpost
Italianoposta aerea
Românăpoștă aeriană
Русскийавиапо́чта aviapóčta
العربيةبَرِيد جَوِّيّ barīd jawwiyy

noun the items of mail carried using aircraft

Españolcorreo aéreo
日本語航空便 kōkūbin
中文航空信 hángkōngxìn
Portuguêspostagem aérea
Françaisposte aérienne, courrier aérien, aérogramme
DeutschLuftpost
Русскийавиапо́чта aviapóčta

verb to send mail by air

Deutschper Luftpost schicken

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@misc{airmail_2026,
  title = {airmail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airmail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}