mailboat
noun
mail boat
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a variation of
mailboat.
Example Sentences
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Captain Tracy Batteese shuttles people and goods to and from Isle au Haut on the mail boat, which also functions as the island’s de facto ambulance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Portpatrick, on the Galloway coast, was once a busy mail boat route to Donaghadee, in County Down.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2021
The mail boat is one of 24 water routes, from the Florida Panhandle to Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, funded by the U.S.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2020
He is the fifth generation of the family to run the mail boat.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2016
The sentries and the naval guard eyed the passengers with professional suspicion as they gathered in a cue to show their passports, and then gradually straggled towards the mail boat.
From The Spy in Black by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston
