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单词 post-boat
释义

post-boat

[ pohst-boht ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌboʊt /

noun British.

mailboat.

Origin of post-boat

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby post-boat

postatomic, postaudit, postaxial, post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy, postbrachial, postbus
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Example sentences from the Web for post-boat

  • The post-boat lay in her old berth at the eastern jetty, her mainsail set and her twin giants spitting over the rail.

    The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
  • It was the post-boat of that desolate rock, fetching letters from the mainland, and ready to receive them from Denmark.

    The Bondman|Hall Caine
  • The twins (for such they proved to be) were most benignant giants, and asked us aboard the post-boat galliot for a chat.

    The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
  • This evening at sunset I start in the post-boat for the mainland, on my way to the place of Juliet's tomb—Verona.

    Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis
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