airfreight

American  

[air-freyt] / ˈɛərˌfreɪt /

noun

1. air freight.

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verb (used with object)

1. to send or ship by air freight.

   to airfreight French bread to the U.S.

verb (used without object)

1. to ship cargo by air freight.

   During the truckers' strike we had to airfreight.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involved in air freight.

   the airfreight business.

Etymology

Origin of airfreight

First recorded in 1925–30; air ¹ + freight

Example Sentences

Beyond storage, DHL Group sells end-to-end services to its data-center customers, Laver said, including transporting server racks from Taiwan to the U.S. via airfreight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

While the entire sector in Europe rose as oil prices fell, Lufthansa offers investors above-industry-average fuel hedging and a bigger proportion of airfreight revenue, say analysts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Services today also include airfreight, trucking, cargo insurance and customs brokerage.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

It also resorted to airfreight, which is more expensive than shipping by boat, in order to get brides’ dresses to them in time.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Jan Kleine-Lasthues is in charge of this initiative and he has spent a long career in airfreight.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2022