air freight
/ˈɛrˌfreɪt/
noun
- The transportation of goods by aircraft.
- The company uses air-freight to ship perishable items overnight.
- The package was sent via air-freight and arrived the next day.
- Air-freight is faster but more expensive than sea freight.
verb
- To send goods by aircraft.
- The farm air-freights fresh flowers to markets around the world.
- They decided to air-freight the replacement parts to avoid delays.
- We need to air-freight these documents to the Tokyo office by morning.
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