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• air express
  air express

  noun

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

  verb (used with object)

  to send or transport by air express.

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

“Our family expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends affected by this tragedy,” the family said.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

A subsequent message added, “His family expresses their deep appreciation for all of the prayers, support and concern. They now ask for privacy and continued prayers during this difficult time.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2021

"His family expresses their deep appreciation for all of the prayers, support and concern. They now ask for privacy and continued prayers during this difficult time."

From Fox News • Jul. 27, 2021

Two weeks ago, on a call about the same case, Vera said that a B.C.F.S. employee reassured him, “If the family expresses financial hardship, we won’t keep their child hostage—they just need to communicate that.”

From The New Yorker • Jan. 30, 2019

This posture, perhaps unseemly in the father of a family, expresses the other fellow's state of mind.

From A Pessimist In Theory and Practice by Bird, Frederic Mayer