: the system of transporting mail by aircraft
also
: the mail thus transported
airmail
transitive verb
Examples of airmail in a Sentence
The package was sent by airmail.
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Amazon has put a new twist on airmail deliveries, and one of the company's Arizona facilities is leading the way.
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Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
What to drink: The menu is packed with classic cocktails, from the airmail to the Tom Collins by way of the Brown Derby, Corpse Reviver No. 2, Last Word and Siesta.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Nonnative seeds are also readily distributed via airmail.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Much like the stamps issued to celebrate its launch, the first airmail service—supported by Army planes and pilots, as no commercial airlines were in operation at the time—didn’t go quite as planned.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
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Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
What to drink: The menu is packed with classic cocktails, from the airmail to the Tom Collins by way of the Brown Derby, Corpse Reviver No. 2, Last Word and Siesta.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Nonnative seeds are also readily distributed via airmail.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Much like the stamps issued to celebrate its launch, the first airmail service—supported by Army planes and pilots, as no commercial airlines were in operation at the time—didn’t go quite as planned.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
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“Airmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airmail. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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airmail
noun
air·mail
ˈa(ə)r-ˈmāl 
ˈe(ə)r-,
-ˌmāl
1
: the system of transporting mail by aircraft
2
: mail transported by air
airmail
verb
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