estafette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of estafette
1785–95; < French < Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa stirrup < Germanic ( stapes ); -ette
Example Sentences
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Each village we passed showed only blackened walls, save where at intervals a farmhouse had been repaired to serve as an estafette for couriers from the French army.
From Stray Pearls by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
At that moment Dulac entered the room with a packet of letters just arrived from Paris by estafette.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 by Various
The estafette that had gone with Luis' letters to Monterey had taken one from Rezanov as well, asking permission to pay a visit of ceremony to the Governor.
From Rezanov by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
"As formidable a band as ever I saw," said the estafette, springing into the saddle.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
An estafette came with an order to evacuate the plateau, and to save the artillery.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
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