Air freight
a system of transporting freight by aircraft:
Ship it by air freight.
freight transported by aircraft.
the charge for such transportation.
Contemporary Examples
He frequently gets massages and eats “life-enhancing” fruits that he receives by air freight.
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noun
freight transported by aircraft
verb
(transitive) to send (goods) to their destination by aircraft
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