airmail

noun

air·​mail ˈer-ˌmāl 

: the system of transporting mail by aircraft

also : the mail thus transported

airmail transitive verb

Examples of airmail in a Sentence

The package was sent by airmail.

Recent Examples on the Web

What to drink: The menu is packed with classic cocktails, from the airmail to the Tom Collins by way of the Brown Derby, Corpse Reviver No. 2, Last Word and Siesta. —Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024

Nonnative seeds are also readily distributed via airmail. —Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023

Much like the stamps issued to celebrate its launch, the first airmail service—supported by Army planes and pilots, as no commercial airlines were in operation at the time—didn’t go quite as planned. —Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023

The stamp was printed all the way back in 1918, to commemorate the beginning of regular airmail service, The Washington Post noted. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

airmail

noun

air·​mail ˈa(ə)r-ˈmāl 

ˈe(ə)r-,

-ˌmāl

1

: the system of transporting mail by aircraft

2

: mail transported by air

airmail verb