A postal service that uses airplanes to deliver mail, especially for faster long-distance delivery.
Compound from 'air' and 'post' (mail service), developed in the early 20th century when airmail services revolutionized international communication.
Airmail was genuinely thrilling when it started in the 1920s—special stamps, dramatic ceremonies, and desperate races to deliver mail across continents fired public imagination in a way digital email never will.
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