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

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

From Salon

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

They became so proficient in this click-clack language that they were soon sending aerograms, or wireless messages, to the camp across the Lake for the doctor.

From Project Gutenberg

He travels away to see the world, sending back pale blue aerograms from Fiji.

From New York Times