Mailboat

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A boat used to transport mail.

    "Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet. Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown."

  2. 2
    a boat for carrying mail wordnet

Synonyms

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mail boatpacketpacket boat

Example

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"Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet. Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown."

Etymology

From mail + boat.

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