Air letter
an airmail letter.
a sheet of very lightweight stationery for use in airmail.
noun
another name for aerogram (sense 1)
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a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency. the persons or cargo so transported. the act or process of transporting such a load. a pump for raising liquids by the pressure of air forced into the pump chamber. to transport (persons or cargo) by airlift. of or relating to an […]
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a large aircraft specially designed to transport heavy cargo and to land on and take off from a relatively short runway.
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