airmail

CEFRC1

/ˈɛə.meɪl/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Mail carried and delivered by aircraft.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The items of mail so carried.

Examples

  • This is the letter sent from Hong Kong by airmail.

  • Send it by airmail.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To send mail by air.

  2. The system of conveying mail using aircraft.

verb

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • Send this by airmail.

  • to send a letter by airmail

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She sent the urgent documents by blank to ensure they arrived the next day.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From air + mail.