aerogram

American  

[air-uh-gram] / ˈɛər əˌgræm /

noun

1. a radiogram.

2. Older Use.  a message carried by aircraft; an airmail letter.

3. Meteorology.

   1. a diagram for analyzing thermodynamic processes in the atmosphere.

   2. the record of an aerograph.

4. aérogramme.

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aerogram British  

/ ˈɛərəˌɡræm /

noun

1. Also called: air letter.  an airmail letter written on a single sheet of lightweight paper that folds and is sealed to form an envelope

2. another name for radiotelegram

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Etymology

Origin of aerogram

First recorded in 1895–1900; aero- + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

Many wrote to their family on blue aerogram letters.

From BBC

Hundreds of feather-light, blue aerograms fluttered out, dispersing their musty smells.

From Salon

Our observation of rising rates of HIV-related TB in 1991 required a letter written on an ancient typewriter, posted by aerogram and eventually published months later as a letter in the British Medical Journal.

From BBC

The family stayed in touch through letters, handwritten on lightweight, pale-blue stationery known as aerograms that took about two weeks to travel between India and California.

From Los Angeles Times

Paragraphs in Bengali, dark-blue ink against the lighter blue of the aerogram.

From The New Yorker