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paquebot

paquebot noun: a mailboat.

Noun

paquebot (plural paquebots)

  1. a mailboat
  2. (postal history) a postal marking or cancellation stamped on mail posted at sea or in a harbour for processing by the postal authorities at the next port of call. Mail so marked in one country will often carry the stamps of another country.

Adjective

paquebot (not comparable)

  1. Relating to mail posted at sea.
    • a paquebot letter
    • a paquebot duplex

Forms of paquebot

pluralpaquebots

Origin of paquebot

Borrowed from French paquebot (“mailboat”). First used in Great Britain in 1894, the term was adopted for general use by the Universal Postal Union in 1897.

Questions about paquebot

What does paquebot mean?
Paquebot means a mailboat.
What part of speech is paquebot?
Paquebot can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of paquebot?
The plural of paquebot is paquebots.

Words near paquebot in the dictionary

  1. papyrotype
  2. papyroxylin
  3. papyroxyline
  4. papyrus
  5. papyruses
  6. paquebot
  7. paquebots
  8. Paquelin's thermocautery
  9. Paquet
  10. Paquets
  11. Paquette

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