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to air-freight

to air-freight

1 4.2
To send goods by plane for fast delivery
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈɛrˌfreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transportar por aire
  • IND is important in air freight due to its huge FedEx hub and in trucking/distribution due to its "sweet spot" between the Midwest, East Coast, and Southern cities.
  • air freight shipment

Examples

  • Due to bad weather, we had to air-freight the critical parts instead of using standard shipping.

  • The spares were air-freighted across the Pacific.

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  • Researchers are not permitted at the Ice Cube, but they may order ten cans of film at a time, which are then air-freighted to the National Archives facility in College Park, Maryland.

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  • While people estimate that international shipping and air transport account for 20% of all energy-related CO2 emissions, he says many would be surprised to find that international shipping accounts for 2% to 3% of emissions, while air freight accounts for just 1% to 2%.

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  • We (boiler attendants to managing director) stood in the chip bin, showered with incoming chips, and shoveled wood chips onto the plant feed belt for six days and nights before the spares were air-freighted across the Pacific.

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  • The company decided to air-freight the urgent supplies to ensure they arrived in time.

  • To meet the deadline, they opted to air-freight the order, reducing delivery time significantly.

Synonyms

to fly
vsto air-freight
∞ 2.3

Travel in an airplane or control a plane

is specifically about moving cargo by aircraft rather than piloting or travelling
to ship
vsto air-freight
347 1.1

To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat

is restricted to moving goods only by aircraft for delivery
to airlift
vsto air-freight
21 4.6

To move people or supplies by plane when other transport is not possible

focuses on routine cargo transport rather than emergency or passenger rescue
to freight
vsto air-freight
3 3.9

To send goods by ship, train, or plane

is limited to transport by aircraft specifically for shipment purposes
to airfreight
vsto air-freight
  • Specialized
4.8

Send goods by plane

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen

How Fast

to air-freight
  • Specialized
1 4.2
to rail
1 2.4
to truck
  • US
28 2.6
to ship
347 1.1

Surface Forms

air-freight infinitive
air-freighted past
air-freighted past participle
air-freighting present participle
air-freights third person singular

Morphology

air-freight = air freight (transparent) = air + freight

The verb is transparently formed by conversion from the compound noun 'air freight', meaning to transport goods by aircraft.

Etymology

Air-freight combines air and freight, where air means 'sky' and freight means 'goods carried', as in the word freighter. So, to air-freight something is to send goods by plane.