air express

¹ American  

noun

1. an express service for shipping small packages of goods by air: includes ground pickup at origin and delivery at destination.

2. the goods shipped by this service.

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air-express ² American  

[air-ik-spres] / ˈɛər ɪkˌsprɛs /

verb (used with object)

1. to send or transport by air express.

   Your package will be air-expressed and should reach its destination tomorrow.

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adjective

1. pertaining to, using, or sent by air express.

   Your air-express package just arrived.

Etymology

Origin of air-express

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

UPS, by contrast, always has operated a single network, even after beginning air express service in 1988 to counter FedEx.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

A jet flight, a ship’s cargo, an air express package.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

While the air express giants vie to gain market share, the beleaguered Postal Service is rolling out a new television ad campaign highlighting the value of first-class mail.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2011

All of the Agency's 23,000 railway express offices will become air express stations as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

The package should be sent railway express, prepaid, or, where there is need for speed, by air express, prepaid.

From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)