mail vs surface mail

surface mail vs mail

mail and surface mail both are nouns.

mail is a verb but surface mail is not a verb.

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

As nouns, surface mail is a hyponym of mail; that is, surface 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
surface mail: mail that is sent by land or sea

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, air mail, registered mail, registered post, special delivery.

mail (noun)	surface mail (noun)
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings	mail that is sent by land or sea
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)	surface mail (verb)
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
send via the postal service

Difference between mail and surface mail

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