mailboat

or mail boat

[ meyl-boht ]

noun

1. a boat for transporting mail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mailboat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; mail ¹ + boat

Example Sentences

Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.

From Project Gutenberg

The afternoon passed in preparation of monthly reports scheduled to go on the mailboat expected in that evening.

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I don't expect him until he calls for his man—the one I've just hove out—when the West-coast mailboat comes in.

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Wyndham was wanted at home, the ebb tide was running and a mailboat was due to call at Takana lagoon.

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What day of the month is this, and have they changed the homeward mailboat's time bill?

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