Commentary: MAIL[+collection][+artifact][+letter_and_package][+general][+cargo][+postal_service]
Examples:
Mail was loaded into the cargo hold of the aircraft.
It's a postal center for sorting mail to different parts of the country.
The postal strike resulted in an interruption in the delivery of mail.
The check is in the mail. (among the general flow of letters and packages)
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: MAIL[+enterprise][+service][+postal]
Examples:
You can order the book by mail. (through that provided service)
Mail workers went on strike today.
The mail handles billions of items every day.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: MAIL[+collection][+artifact][+letter_and_package][+specific][+delivered][+to_destination]
Examples:
Her letter arrived in today's mail.
Mary leaves her unopened mail in a basket in the front hall.
Did the mail come yet?
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: MAIL[+collection][+artifact][+electronic][+message][+digital]
Examples:
John sat down at his computer to read his mail.
So much of my mail these days is spam!
During the break, Mary checked her cell phone for mail.
Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1c
Commentary: MAIL[+artifact][+conveyance][+vehicle][+transport][+of_letters_and_packages]
NOTE: dated usage
Examples:
The packages moved slowly by mail train.
The mail convoy over the desert was accosted by robbers.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: MAIL[+artifact][+garment][+armor][+rings][+of_metal]
Examples:
The page helped the knight into his mail armor.
Arrows shot from a longbow could pierce the mail of the knights.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5