surface mail

surface mail
noun
mail that is sent by land or sea
• Ant: ↑air mail
• Hypernyms: ↑mail

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noun
1. : mail carried by land or sea transportation rather than by air
2. : the postal system or services handling surface mail

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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.

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surface mail noun
Mail sent otherwise than by air
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Main Entry: ↑surface

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surface mail UK US noun [uncountable]
post that is sent by road, railway, or sea
Thesaurus: ways of sending letters and parcelshyponym
See also: airmail

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surface mail,
1. mail sent by railroad, ship, or truck, as distinguished from air mail.
2. the system of sending mail by surface transportation.

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noun [noncount]
: mail that is carried on land rather than by air or by sea

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ˈsurface mail f16 [surface mail] noun uncountable
letters, etc. carried by road, rail or sea, not by air

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