mail vs air mail

air mail vs mail

mail and air mail both are nouns.

mail is a verb but air mail is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mail	Yes	No	Yes	No
air mail	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, air mail is a hyponym of mail; that is, air mail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mail:

mail: the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
air mail: mail that is sent by air transport

Other hyponyms of mail include 1st-class mail, 1st class, first-class mail, first class, express, express mail, parcel post, bulk mail, third-class mail, third class, airmail, surface mail, registered mail, registered post, special delivery.

mail (noun)	air mail (noun)
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings	mail that is sent by air transport
a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

mail (verb)	air mail (verb)
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
send via the postal service

Difference between mail and air mail

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