ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Aerogram

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Aerogram is a noun meaning A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail.

Meaning

A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail.

More Meanings

  1. (medicine, rare) A pneumogram.
  2. (dated) A wireless message.
  3. (dated, rare) A telegram whose transmission included at least one segment sent via airplane.

Example Sentences

aerogram 1. A roentgenogram of an organ afer it has been injected with air; also called pneumogram.
An aërogram to the Examiner yesterday from Quito announced the success of the second attempt, and details of the achievement were at once secured.
Mr. Holt Thomas gave some details of a projected scheme of communication which combined the telephone or telegraph with the aeroplane. Messages sent by the system would be described as aerograms.

Word Forms

Synonyms for aerogram

Depending on context, synonyms include airgram, aerogramme.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aerogramme, radiotelegram, marconigram, e-gram, telegram, mailgram.

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