variants or chiefly British aerogramme
plural aerograms or aerogrammes
: a sheet of airmail stationery that can be folded and sealed with the message inside and the address outside : air letter sense 2
While we were away, I know the highlight of Mom's day was slitting open a pale blue, lightweight aerogramValerie Marier

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Almost every day brought an aerogram from my mother, sometimes two, and occasionally one from my father or sisters as well. Lynn Freed, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020

Word History

Etymology

aero- + -gram

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aerogram was in 1920

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“Aerogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerogram. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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