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paquebot.

a mailboat

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a mailboat

  2. a postal marking or cancellation stamped on mail posted at sea or in a harbour for processing by the postal authorities at the next port of call. Mail so marked in one country will often carry the stamps of another country.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French paquebot (“mailboat”). First used in Great Britain in 1894, the term was adopted for general use by the Universal Postal Union in 1897.

adj
  1. Relating to mail posted at sea.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French paquebot (“mailboat”). First used in Great Britain in 1894, the term was adopted for general use by the Universal Postal Union in 1897.

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