airmail
Letters by plane
Airmail is mail transported by aircraft, or the postal service that provides such delivery.
Before air travel became routine, airmail was a premium option for faster long-distance correspondence: Send it airmail if you need it there by Friday.
As a verb, to airmail something is to send it by air.
The word also works as an adjective: airmail stamps, airmail envelope.
Folded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- postageFee for mailing
- aerogrammeLightweight international mail form
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
correspondence · penpal · stationery · letterbox · postbox · postmark · franked · addressee
State or fast train
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- expeditedMade faster, prioritized
- rapidMoving with haste
swift · fast-track · direct · rush · urgent · guaranteed · next-day · same-day
Aircraft with two wing levels
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- ZeppelinGas-filled rigid aircraft
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- aviatrixFemale aircraft pilot
airfield · aerodrome · clipper · flying boat · pioneering · barnstorming · intercontinental · airway
In foreign countries
- foreignFrom another nation
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
global · worldwide · cross-border · transit · forwarding · destination · origin · declaration
Study of postal stamps
- collectiblesItems people amass
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- perforationHole punched through something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
denomination · commemorative · definitive · mint · hinged · album · catalogue · rarity
Wrapped item for delivery
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- airfreightGoods sent by plane
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
tracking · carrier · logistics · weight · dimensions · insurance · fragile · handling
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- postageFee for mailing
- aerogrammeLightweight international mail form
postcard · correspondence · penpal · stationery · letterbox · postbox · postmark · franked · addressee · sender
express
State or fast train
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- expeditedMade faster, prioritized
rapid · swift · fast-track · direct · rush · urgent · guaranteed · next-day · same-day · time-sensitive
biplane
Aircraft with two wing levels
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- ZeppelinGas-filled rigid aircraft
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
aviatrix · airfield · aerodrome · clipper · flying boat · pioneering · barnstorming · intercontinental · airway
overseas
In foreign countries
export · global · worldwide · cross-border · transit · forwarding · destination · origin · declaration · duties
philately
Study of postal stamps
- collectiblesItems people amass
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- perforationHole punched through something
watermark · denomination · commemorative · definitive · mint · hinged · album · catalogue · rarity · surcharge
package
Wrapped item for delivery
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- airfreightGoods sent by plane
consignment · tracking · carrier · logistics · weight · dimensions · insurance · fragile · handling · surcharge
- postalstamp, letter, letters, envelope, envelopes
- postal servicespost office, delivery, packages, envelopes, postcard
- postal systempost office, stamp, envelope, postage stamp, letter carrier
- mail processingsorting machines, stamping, sorting, mailbags, sorters
- postagestamp, postage paid, postage due, postage meter, forever stamp
- postal itemsstamp, postcard, envelopes, envelope, postcards
airmailsurface mail
Mail sent overland
ground mail · ground shipping · ocean freight · bulk mail · parcel post