post-boat

American  

[pohst-boht] / ˈpoʊstˌboʊt /

noun

British.

1. mailboat.

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Etymology

Origin of post-boat

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Amongst them was the Mercurius, the swift-sailing post-boat of Theodahad.

From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix

This evening at sunset I start in the post-boat for the mainland, on my way to the place of Juliet's tomb—Verona.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker

Railway to Baliani, the post-boat to Assouan, and then two days on a camel in the Libyan Desert, with an Ababdeh guide, and three baggage-camels to tie one down to their own exasperating pace.

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan

Railway to Baliani, the post-boat to Assouan, and then two days on a camel in the Libyan desert, with an Ababdeh guide, and three baggage-camels to tie one down to their own exasperating pace.

From The Green Flag by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir