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surface mail

surface mail noun: mail which is transported by motor vehicle, by railway, or by seacraft, but not by aircraft.

Noun

surface mail (uncountable)

  1. (retronym) Mail which is transported by motor vehicle, by railway, or by seacraft, but not by aircraft.
    • All Christmas cards for overseas delivery must be sealed and may travel either by surface mail at an eight-cent rate or by air mail at 12 cents.1971 October 8, “‘Mail early’ message sent”, in The Montreal Gazette, retrieved 29 Mar 2013, page 12
    • [M]embers of the joint committee on communications also decided to improve postal service between Israel and Egypt to include surface mail in addition to air mail deliveries.1981 September 16, “Around the World: Israeli-Egyptian Talks On Links Near an End”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Mar 2013

surface mail meaning in Tamil

surface mail in Tamil

நிலவழி அஞ்சல்

Questions about surface mail

What does surface mail mean?
Surface mail means mail which is transported by motor vehicle, by railway, or by seacraft, but not by aircraft.
What is surface mail in Tamil?
Surface mail in Tamil is நிலவழி அஞ்சல். See Surface mail meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is surface mail?
Surface mail is a noun.

Words near surface mail in the dictionary

  1. surface layers
  2. surface lease
  3. surface leases
  4. surface lift
  5. surface lifts
  6. surface mail
  7. surface mount
  8. surface mount technology
  9. surface mounted
  10. surface mounted technology
  11. surface noise

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