QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Words nearby airfreight
airfoil, Air Force, Air Force Cross, Air Force One, airframe, airfreight, air freshener, air frost, air-fry, air fryer, air frying
Other definitions for airfreight (2 of 2)
air freight
noun
a system of transporting freight by aircraft: Ship it by air freight.
freight transported by aircraft.
the charge for such transportation.
Also airfreight.
Origin of air freight
First recorded in 1925–30
OTHER WORDS FROM air freight
air freighter, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use airfreight in a sentence
In 2016, the geochemists Jonas Tusch and Carsten Münker hammered a thousand pounds of rock from the Australian Outback and airfreighted it home to Cologne, Germany.
Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life|Howard Lee|March 25, 2021|Quanta MagazineAs airfreight capacity has fallen, demand has grown as the United States brings in medical supplies from overseas to battle the virus and consumers shift their shopping online to avoid stores.
Cargo rates jumped after thousands of passenger planes, which carry more than half of airfreight, were grounded due to the travel restrictions.
Airlines are trying to develop an alternative to the 14-day quarantine|Claire Zillman, reporter|October 19, 2020|Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for airfreight
air freight
noun
freight transported by aircraft
verb air-freight
(tr) to send (goods) to their destination by aircraft
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