A boat or ship engaged in conveying mail, esp. on a regular route at fixed times; a packet-boat, a mailboat; a boat which carries passengers between…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > [noun] > packet or mailboat (13) post-boat1582 A boat or ship engaged in conveying mail, esp. on a regular route at fixed times; a packet-boat, a mailboat; a boat which carries passengers between… post-bark1599 = post-boat, n. post1600 A vehicle or vessel used to carry letters and other postal matter; a mail coach, a mail-van; †a packet-boat, a mailboat (obsolete). Formerly also: a… post packet1634 (a) a packet of letters sent by the post; †(b) = packet-boat, n. (obsolete). packet-boat1642 A boat or ship travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail, later also of goods and passengers; a… packeta1670 Short for packet-boat, n. post office packet1780 a packet-boat carrying mail for the Post Office. packet-ship1782 = packet-boat, n. packet-bark1806 packet steamer1842 sailing-packet1842 mailboat1895 A boat used for the conveyance or transport of mail. multipacket1965 A type of cargo ship in which the section containing the engine, crew quarters, etc., may be detached from the cargo section or sections. |
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