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balloon mail

balloon mail noun: the transport of mail, usually for weight reasons, in the form of a postcard carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium balloon.

Noun

balloon mail (uncountable)

  1. (postal) The transport of mail, usually for weight reasons, in the form of a postcard carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium balloon.

Questions about balloon mail

What does balloon mail mean?
Balloon mail means the transport of mail, usually for weight reasons, in the form of a postcard carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium balloon.
What part of speech is balloon mail?
Balloon mail is a noun.

Words near balloon mail in the dictionary

  1. balloon juice
  2. balloon knot
  3. balloon knots
  4. balloon loop
  5. balloon loops
  6. balloon mail
  7. balloon modelling
  8. balloon net
  9. balloon payment
  10. balloon payments
  11. balloon plant

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