airmail

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛə.meɪl/

Noun

airmail

1. The system of conveying mail using aircraft.
2. The items of mail so carried.

Translations

• French: poste aérienne, aérogramme, Aéropostale
• German: Luftpost
• Portuguese: correio aéreo
• Russian: авиапо́чта
• Spanish: correo aéreo

Translations

• French: poste aérienne, courrier aérien
• German: Luftpost
• Portuguese: postagem aérea
• Russian: авиапо́чта
• Spanish: correo aéreo

Verb

airmail (airmails, present participle airmailing; past and past participle airmailed)

1. (transitive) To send mail by air.
2. (baseball) 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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