sea letter
sea letter noun: a certificate issued by a neutral country, usually at a custom house, to a merchant ship and its crew, cargo etc. during wartime, allowing them to pass safely through waters of a belligerent. Often synonymous with the term "passport".
Noun
sea letter (plural sea letters)
- A certificate issued by a neutral country, usually at a custom house, to a merchant ship and its crew, cargo etc. during wartime, allowing them to pass safely through waters of a belligerent. Often synonymous with the term "passport".
- […]where such ship or vessel is in possession of a sea letter, or other regular document, issued from a custom-house of the United States, proving such ship or vessel to be American property.1805, United States Congress, An Act to amend an act intituled “An act for imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles, and also for levying and collecting light money on...
Synonyms of sea letter
Forms of sea letter
| plural | sea letters |
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| alternative form | sea-letter |
Questions about sea letter
- What does sea letter mean?
- Sea letter means a certificate issued by a neutral country, usually at a custom house, to a merchant ship and its crew, cargo etc. during wartime, allowing them to pass safely through waters of a belligerent. Often synonymous with the term "passport".
- What part of speech is sea letter?
- Sea letter is a noun.
- What is the plural of sea letter?
- The plural of sea letter is sea letters.
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