surface mail

surface mail

n.1. Mail transported over land and sea rather than by air.2. The system of transporting surface mail.

surface mail

n (Telecommunications) mail transported by land or sea. Compare airmail

sur′face mail`

n. 1. the system, esp. a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail. 2. mail sent by this system. [1930–35]

Thesaurus

Noun

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surface mail - mail that is sent by land or sea mail - the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal serviceair mail - mail that is sent by air transport

Translations

平邮信

surface

(ˈsəːfis) noun1. the outside part (of anything). Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface. 表面 表面2. the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing. On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person. 外表 外表 verb1. to put a surface on (a road etc). The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again. 在...上加表面(鋪路面) 在...上加表面（铺路面） 2. (of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface. 露出水面 露出水面surface mail mail sent by ship, train etc and not by aeroplane. 平郵(信) 平邮（信）