Airmailing

/ˈɛrˌmeɪlɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of sending letters or packages by airplane; present participle of airmail.

Etymology

From 'airmail' + '-ing' (present participle suffix). Represents the ongoing action of using airmail service.

Kelly Says

In the pre-email era, people would specifically state 'airmailing' to indicate something was urgent and worth the extra cost. It's a reminder that before digital communication, speed itself was a luxury good.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አየር ፖስታ
ah-yehr pah-stah
ARالعربية
بريد جوي
bareed jawi
BNবাংলা
বিমান ডাক
bee-maan dāk
CACatalà
correu aeri
koh-reh oo ah-eh-ree
CSČeština
letecká pošta
LEH-teh-kah poh-sh-tah
DADansk
luftpost
LOO-ft-pohst
DEDeutsch
Luftpost
LOO-ft-pohst
ELΕλληνικά
αεροπορική ταχυδρομία
ah-eh-roh-poh-ree-keh tah-khee-droh-mee-ah
ESEspañol
correo aéreo
koh-REH-oh ah-eh-REH-oh
FAفارسی
پست هوایی
post havāyi
FISuomi
ilmaposti
eel-mah-poh-stee
FRFrançais
envoi par avion
ahhn-vwah pah ah-vee-ohn
GUGU
હવાઈ ડાક
havāī dāk
HAHA
sanya jirgin sama
sah-nyah jee-ree-gin sah-mah
HEעברית
דואר אוויר
DOO-ahr ah-VEER
HIहिन्दी
वायु डाक
vāyu dāk
HUMagyar
légi posta
LEH-gee pah-stah
IDBahasa Indonesia
pos udara
pohs oo-dah-rah
IGIG
posta ụgbọelu
poh-stah oo-gboh-eh-loo
ITItaliano
posta aerea
poh-stah ah-eh-REH-ah
JA日本語
航空郵便
kōkū yūbin
KKKK
әуе поштасы
ah-oo-eh pah-sh-tah-seh
KMKM
តូរីយកើត
toh-ree-yah keht
KO한국어
항공우편
hang-gong-oo-pyeon
MRMR
विमान पोस्ट
vee-maan pah-st
MSBahasa Melayu
pos udara
pohs oo-dah-rah
MYမြန်မာ
လေကင်းစာ
lay-keeng-sah
NLNederlands
luchtpost
LOO-kht-pohst
NONorsk
luftpost
LOO-ft-pohst
PAPA
ਹਵਾਈ ਡਾਕ
havāī ḍāk
PLPolski
poczta lotnicza
pohch-tah loht-NEE-chah
PTPortuguês
correio aéreo
koh-REH-ee-oh ah-eh-REH-oh
RORomână
poșta aeriană
poh-sh-tah ah-eh-ree-ah-nah
RUРусский
авиапочта
ah-vee-ah-pohch-tah
SVSvenska
luftpost
LOO-ft-pohst
SWKiswahili
posta ya angani
poh-stah yah ah-NGAH-nee
TAதமிழ்
வானூர்தி அஞ்சல்
vaa-noor-thi an-jal
TEతెలుగు
విమాన తపాలా
vee-maa-nah thah-pah-lah
THไทย
ไปรษณีย์อากาศ
prai-sa-nee-akhat
TLTL
himpapawid na koreo
heem-pah-pah-weed nah koh-reh-oh
TRTürkçe
hava postası
hah-vah pah-stah-see
UKУкраїнська
авіапошта
ah-vee-ah-poh-sh-tah
URاردو
ہوائی ڈاک
havāī ḍāk
VITiếng Việt
thư hàng không
thoo hahng kohng
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀ ọkọ̀ òfúrufú
ee-sheh oh-koh oh-foo-roo-foo
ZH中文
航空邮件
háng kōng yóu jiàn
ZUZU
iposi ye hawu
ee-poh-see yeh hah-woo

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