AIRMAIL Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

airmail 1 of 2

noun

Definition of airmail

as in mail

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airmail

2 of 2

verb

as in to mail

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get
receive

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Noun

Inside were nearly 1,000 documents — letters, fragile airmail pages, official papers written in German, French and Dutch. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 Former Army pilot Eddie Hubbard then approached Boeing about pivoting to air mail with a route between Seattle and British Columbia, the first international airmail service in North America. — John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Amazon has put a new twist on airmail deliveries, and one of the company's Arizona facilities is leading the way. — Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for airmail

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Noun

A Little Rock police incident report lists Shelton as a suspect in the theft of mail from the post office at 7401 Colonel Glenn Road, where a blue postal collection box had been broken into early Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
One search of a home associated with Davis turned up mail pertaining to the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas for Orlando Anderson — Davis’ cousin and fellow Southside Crip was a person of interest in Shakur’s killing, Ladd testified, and was detained.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mail

Noun

The gyms also told consumers that the mail-in cancellations should be sent by certified or registered mail, according to the FTC.

— Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
It is highly recommended that a taxpayer use the foreign country’s version of certified or registered mail because the receipt can serve as proof of timely mailing/filing.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Definition of registered mail

Noun

To find out what changes were made, WUSF and Hechinger requested correspondence under the state public records law between the FDOE and the publishers of textbooks most likely to cover climate change.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The correspondence reveals Iranian authorities influencing deportation lists, last-minute passenger changes and at least one mistaken removal, raising alarms about asylum seekers, due process and returns to a repressive regime.

— Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of correspondence

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