v-mail

noun

A postal mail system used in America during World War II for correspondence with soldiers stationed abroad. Letters were censored, copied to film, and printed back onto paper at their destination.

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Meanings

v-mail1

nounv-mail (countable and uncountable, plural v-mails)

plural v-mails

  1. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of voice mail.

V-mail2

nounV-mail (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA postal mail system used in America during World War II for correspondence with soldiers stationed abroad. Letters were censored, copied to film, and printed back onto paper at their destination.

Origin

Short for victory mail.

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v-mail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v-mail

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“v-mail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v-mail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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