Definition
Cargo or goods transported by airplane, or the service of shipping things by air.
Etymology
Compound of 'air' and 'freight' (from Middle Low German 'vracht'). The term emerged in the mid-20th century as air cargo became commercially viable.
Kelly Says
Airfreight is weirdly expensive per pound but cheaper per hour—that's why your rushed Amazon package comes by plane, while your furniture takes the slow boat from China.
Translations
ARالعربية
شحن جوي
shahn jaw-ee
CACatalà
transport aeri
tran-sport a-ree
CSČeština
letadlo
le-ta-dlo
DADansk
luftfragt
looft-fragt
DEDeutsch
Luftfracht
luft-fraht
ELΕλληνικά
αερομεταφορά
aero-me-ta-for-ah
ESEspañol
transporte aéreo
tran-sport-ay-roh
FAفارسی
باری حمل هوایی
ba-ri ham-al ho-a-ee
FISuomi
ilmailu
il-mai-lu
FRFrançais
fret aérien
fray-eh-ree-en
HIहिन्दी
वायु परिवहन
va-yu pariva-han
HUMagyar
légfuvar
leg-foo-var
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengiriman udara
pen-gee-ri-maan oo-dah-rah
ITItaliano
spedizioni aeree
speh-dee-zee-oh-nee ah-ree-eh
JA日本語
航空貨物輸送
kōkūka-moku-yūsō
KO한국어
항공 화물 운송
hang-gong hwa-mul un-song
MSBahasa Melayu
pengangkutan udara
pen-ga-n-ta-an oo-dah-rah
MYမြန်မာ
လေကြောင်း
lay-kyaing
NLNederlands
luchtvracht
loost-vraht
NONorsk
luftfrakt
looft-frakt
PLPolski
przewozy lotnicze
prze-wo-zy lot-nich-eh
PTPortuguês
frete aéreo
fray-teh ay-roh
RORomână
transport aerian
tran-sport ay-ree-an
RUРусский
воздушный фрахт
voz-du-shny fraht
SVSvenska
luftfrakt
loof-frakt
SWKiswahili
usafir wa angani
oo-sa-fir wa an-ga-ni
TAதமிழ்
வான்வேகம்
vaan-ve-gam
TEతెలుగు
వాతావరణం
vaata-ava-ranam
THไทย
ขนส่งทางอากาศ
khan-song tahng ah-kaht
TLTL
paglalakip na hangin
pa-gla-la-kip na hang-in
TRTürkçe
hava taşımacılığı
ha-va ta-shi-ma-chi-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
повітряний фрахт
povit-ryany fraht
URاردو
ہوائی نقل و حمل
ha-wai naqal wa ham-al
VITiếng Việt
vận chuyển hàng không
van-chuyen hang-khong
ZUZU
amaqhawe
ah-mah-qah-weh