"par avion" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Borrowed from French par avion (“by plane”), a phrase often printed or stamped on air mail envelopes. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|par avion||by plane}} Borrowed from French par avion (“by plane”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=par avion}} par avion, {{en-PP|head=par avion}} par avion
  1. By air mail.
    Sense id: en-par_avion-en-prep_phrase-Ke69J3M- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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