AIRMAIL

airmail, airpost

(noun) a system of conveying mail by aircraft

airmail

(noun) letters and packages that are transported by aircraft

airmail

(verb) send or transport by airmail; “Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

airmail (countable and uncountable, plural airmails)

The system of conveying mail using aircraft.

The items of mail so carried.

Verb

airmail (third-person singular simple present airmails, present participle airmailing, simple past and past participle airmailed)

(transitive) To send mail by air.

(baseball) To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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