airpost

5.6

A way of sending letters and packages by airplane

noun
/ˈɛrˌpoʊst/

Archaic

: correo aéreo

But the airpost just cancelled all flights because of the storm.

Examples

The company uses airpost to quickly deliver important documents to overseas clients.
Using airpost made it possible to receive urgent packages within a day.
After signing the agreement, she opted for airpost to send the contract without delay.

Synonyms

airmail

vsairpost

5 2.3

Letters and packages sent by plane to arrive faster

focuses only on the transport system rather than the items sent

air mail

vsairpost

1 2.8

Letters and packages sent by plane to other countries

refers to the transport system without stressing distance or destination

How Fast

express mail

1 2.8

airpost

Archaic

5.6

surface mail

3.0

Surface Forms

airpost singular

airposts plural

Morphology

airpost = air + post (transparent) = air + post

Both components are common, productive English words and the meaning 'mail transported by aircraft' follows directly from 'air' + 'post'.

Etymology

Airpost joins air ('sky') and post ('mail' or 'postal service'). It means mail sent through the sky, so it refers to the system of carrying mail by aircraft.