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DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby airfreight
airfoil, Air Force, Air Force Cross, Air Force One, airframe, airfreight, air freshener, air frost, air gap, air gas, air gauge
Definition 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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Example sentences from the Web for airfreight
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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