mailboat

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mailboat

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From mail + boat.

noun mailboats

A boat used to transport mail. Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet. Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown.
Similar: mailship

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noun a boat used to transport mail

Français	courrier
Deutsch	Postschiff
Ελληνικά	ταχυδρομικό πλοίο tachydromikó ploío

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"mailboat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mailboat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mailboat_2026,
  title = {mailboat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mailboat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}