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 coronavirus also forced a change to the mail boat itself.
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
“I’ve scolded him well,” I said, “and if we meet the mail boat I’ve a good mind to send him back to mother and Mattie.”
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Gordon Stables
