airmail vs put in the mail

airmail

verb
  • To send mail by air. 

  • To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball. 

noun
  • The items of mail so carried. 

  • The system of conveying mail using aircraft. 

put in the mail

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