balloon mail

noun

The transport of mail, usually for weight reasons, in the form of a postcard carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium balloon.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounballoon mail (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepostalhobbiesThe transport of mail, usually for weight reasons, in the form of a postcard carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium balloon.
Cite this entry
APA

balloon mail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloon%20mail

MLA

“balloon mail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloon%20mail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balloon mail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloon%20mail.

Source: balloon mail on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.