Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

diplomatic pouch

American  

noun

diplomatic pouches plural
  1. a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That led to the creation of covert radio systems which could be smuggled in a diplomatic pouch.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

His words are taken seriously, as if delivered by diplomatic pouch.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Soon, the CIA shipped $30 million in cash in two enormous cardboard boxes via diplomatic pouch from Frankfurt to the U.S. embassy in Warsaw.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

"Investigators determined that Lavarello did not send the classified notebook via secure diplomatic pouch from the U.S. Embassy Manila to Hawaii, as required."

From Fox News • Jul. 21, 2021

In the final letter, he wrote that he was leaving that afternoon on the diplomatic pouch plane.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "diplomatic pouch" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com