noun
Meaning 1
An aircraft that delivers mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mailplane
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Sound
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History
Etymology
From mail + plane.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 邮机 (yóu jī) — aircraft that delivers mail
- French: avion postal — aircraft that delivers mail
- West-Frisian: postfleanmasine — aircraft that delivers mail
- German: Postflugzeug — aircraft that delivers mail
- Italian: aereo postale — aircraft that delivers mail
- Japanese: 郵便機 (yūbin-ki) — aircraft that delivers mail
- Lithuanian: pašto lėktuvas — aircraft that delivers mail