airfreight
noun
air·freight ˈer-ˈfrāt 
: freight transport by air in volume
also : the charge for this service
airfreight transitive verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This innovation allowed the fish to be shipped with airfreight, landing on customers’ doorsteps within just 24 to 48 hours. 
Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 Beyond the restrictions on technology exports, the logistics of delivering products to Russia are now more complicated given the suspension of airfreight services by FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc., lawyers said. Kate O’keeffe, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022 Companies can also take advantage of the de minimis rule using ocean shipping, which is cheaper than airfreight. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022 Many airfreight companies have seized the opportunity to grow and, as this column predicted in early 2020, Amazon has taken the lead. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 That effectively reduces capacity on airfreight channels that are already operating well below pre-pandemic levels. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 The company has said the boom in airfreight helped drive record orders and 41 deliveries for its freighters last year. Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 Her company has turned to far more expensive airfreight to get some shipments to the United States faster, further cutting into the firm’s margins. New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022 As a result, some impatient African shippers are switching to more expensive airfreight for high-value goods or less efficient bulk shipments for goods such as scrap metal, dog food or coffee. Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021 See More
Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 Beyond the restrictions on technology exports, the logistics of delivering products to Russia are now more complicated given the suspension of airfreight services by FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc., lawyers said. Kate O’keeffe, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022 Companies can also take advantage of the de minimis rule using ocean shipping, which is cheaper than airfreight. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022 Many airfreight companies have seized the opportunity to grow and, as this column predicted in early 2020, Amazon has taken the lead. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 That effectively reduces capacity on airfreight channels that are already operating well below pre-pandemic levels. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 The company has said the boom in airfreight helped drive record orders and 41 deliveries for its freighters last year. Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 Her company has turned to far more expensive airfreight to get some shipments to the United States faster, further cutting into the firm’s margins. New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022 As a result, some impatient African shippers are switching to more expensive airfreight for high-value goods or less efficient bulk shipments for goods such as scrap metal, dog food or coffee. Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
- a slice of the pie
- a slip of the tongue
- a slow start
- a smile on one's lips
- a smoke
- a snowball's chance in hell
- a spent force
- a square peg in a round hole
- a squeaky wheel gets the grease
- a squeaky wheel gets the oil
- a stab in the dark
- A star
- a step ahead of
- a step down
- a step in the right direction
- a step up
- a step up/down
- a stitch in time
- a stitch in time (saves nine)
- a stitch in time saves nine
- a stone's throw
- a stone's throw away
- a storm in a teacup
- a stroke of genius
- a stroke of work