airmailed

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Airmailed is the past tense of airmail—to send something by air transport rather than surface mail.

Before global shipping became fast and cheap, airmail was the premium option for international correspondence: She airmailed the documents to London.

Now largely redundant, as most mail travels by air anyway.

postal

letter

Written symbol or message

parcel · postmark · correspondence · mailbag · stationery · aerogramme · postage · philately · zipcode · sorting

shipping

package

Wrapped item for delivery

cargo · consignment · courier · delivery · logistics · customs · export · import · tracking · label

speed

express

State or fast train

swift · rapid · speedy · quick · rush · urgent · time-sensitive · deadline · prompt · immediate

aviation

flight

Aerial journey by aircraft

arrival · jetlag · layover · customs · international · overseas · transatlantic · transpacific · air-freight · carrier

Opposites
mode of transport

airmailedtrucked

Conveyed by heavy vehicle

hand-delivered

Phrases
Family

airmail, airmailing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G