单词 | air-speeded |
释义 | air-speededadj. Of mail: transported in bulk by air to the destination country before being sorted and delivered by the local postal service.Air-speeded mail is a freight service (slower than airmail) most commonly used for the delivery of printed matter. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [adjective] > type of registered1837 air-speeded1958 1958 Times 23 Sept. 19/8 (advt.) Air speeded copies will reach subscribers in the British Isles within 24 hours of the time readers in the U.S. get the same issue. 1976 Early Music 4 522/2 (advt.) All prices include dispatch; USA copies by air-speeded post. 1997 Darts Player 98 33/4 Air-Mail copies should reach their destination within one week of despatch. Air-speeded copies should take less than 20 days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1958 |
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