dispatch boat

noun Nautical.

a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.

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Origin of dispatch boat

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby dispatch boat

disparlure, dispart, dispassion, dispassionate, dispatch, dispatch boat, dispatch box, dispatch case, dispatcher, dispatch rider, Dis Pater

Example sentences from the Web for dispatch boat

A few hours later the dispatch-boat Diligent came up, and brought the news that Vicksburg had surrendered.
Four Years A Scout and Spy|E. C. Downs
Two days afterward the dispatch-boat came alongside, on her way up the river, and the major took passage on her for Cairo.
Frank on the Lower Mississippi|Harry Castlemon
But Sylvius Hogg did not confine his efforts to the expedition undertaken by the dispatch-boat "Telegraph."
Ticket No. "9672"|Jules Verne
The fight that ensued had continued for perhaps half an hour, when the quartermaster reported the dispatch-boat approaching.
Frank on the Lower Mississippi|Harry Castlemon

As soon as possible I took a dispatch-boat thence to Washington City.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant

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