air freight

noun

1. a system of transporting freight by aircraft:

   Ship it by air freight.

2. freight transported by aircraft.
3. the charge for such transportation.

air freight

noun

1. freight transported by aircraft

verb

1. tr to send (goods) to their destination by aircraft

Other Words From

• air freighter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of air freight¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“She seemed to indicate she had worked at Stapleton Air Freight,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

He frequently gets massages and eats “life-enhancing” fruits that he receives by air freight.

From The Daily Beast

It was a little machine concealed in the lining of an ordinary air-freight crate, as I recall.

From Project Gutenberg