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 aerogram …—Valerie 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 Sep. 2026.

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