ground mail

Non-airborne delivery service

Ground mail is mail transported by land or sea rather than by air, typically slower and cheaper than airmail.

The term distinguishes surface delivery from air delivery: Ground mail takes about two weeks to reach Europe.

Also called surface mail.

Related

stamp · envelope · postmark · shipping label · return address · zip code · parcel · slow · overland · shipping · mailbox · postage · carrier · sorting · first class · truck · route · domestic

Opposites
delivery speed

ground mailexpress mail

Expedited postal service

priority mail · overnight delivery · next-day delivery · expedited shipping · rush delivery

transport mode

ground mailairmail

Post sent aloft

air freight · air shipping · air cargo · air express · ocean freight

Family

ground, mail, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, underground, mails, mailed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G