Air waybill
a nonnegotiable shipping doc-ment evidencing the contract between shipper and air carrier for transportation and delivery of cargo.
abbreviation: awb.
noun
a doc-ment made out by the consignor of goods by air freight giving details of the goods and the name of the consignee
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