- surface mail
- N-UNCOUNTSurface mail is the system of sending letters and parcels by road, rail, or sea, not by air.
Goods may be sent by surface mail or airmail.
English dictionary. 2008.
surface mail
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surface mail — ➔ mail1 * * * surface mail UK US noun [U] ► COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT the service in which letters, packages, etc., are sent by road, ship, or train, rather than by plane, or mail that is sent in this way: send sth (by) surface mail »I sent the… … Financial and business terms
surface mail — In international mail, mail that is transported by any mode other than air (that is, sea, rail, or highway) … Glossary of postal terms
surface mail — surface ,mail noun uncount mail that is sent by train, truck, or ship ─ compare AIRMAIL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surface mail — surface .mail n [U] the system of sending letters or packages by land or sea, rather than by air … Dictionary of contemporary English
surface mail — noun mail that is sent by land or sea • Ant: ↑air mail • Hypernyms: ↑mail * * * noun 1. : mail carried by land or sea transportation rather than by air 2. : the postal system or services handling surface mail … Useful english dictionary
surface mail — sur′face mail n. 1) phi the system, esp. a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail 2) phi mail sent by this system • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
surface mail — /ˈsɜfəs meɪl/ (say serfuhs mayl) noun mail carried in a surface vehicle, as by truck, train, or ship (opposed to airmail) …
surface mail — 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. * * * … Universalium
surface mail — noun (U) the system of sending letters or packages by land or sea … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
surface mail — UK / US noun [uncountable] post that is sent by road, railway, or sea • See: airmail … English dictionary
