Meaning of pneumatique | Babel Free
/njuːmaˈtiːk/Definitions
The pneumatic postal system in Paris (abolished 1984), or a letter sent by this system.
historical
Examples
“Then, full of imaginative and slightly sentimental resolution, he went out and posted the pneumatique.”
“Thus were great love-letters born – they would be sent by pneumatique and a helmeted motor cyclist would deliver them, like Mercury himself, within the hour.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.