estafette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of estafette
1785–95; < French < Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa stirrup < Germanic ( cf. stapes); see -ette
Example Sentences
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But on the fourth day there came, by estafette, a Letter from the Queen, conjuring him to return without delay, the King growing worse and worse.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Thomas Carlyle
The estafette came as usual galloping up the road, brandishing over his head a short-handled whip, with a long knotted lash; every smack of which made a report like a pistol.
From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving
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
"As formidable a band as ever I saw," said the estafette, springing into the saddle.
From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving
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 Charlotte Mary Yonge
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