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ship letter

ship letter noun: a letter conveyed by a ship other than a packet ship.

Noun

ship letter (plural ship letters)

  1. (historical) A letter conveyed by a ship other than a packet ship.

Forms of ship letter

pluralship letters

Questions about ship letter

What does ship letter mean?
Ship letter means a letter conveyed by a ship other than a packet ship.
What part of speech is ship letter?
Ship letter is a noun.
What is the plural of ship letter?
The plural of ship letter is ship letters.

Words near ship letter in the dictionary

  1. ship chandlers
  2. ship fever
  3. ship fitter
  4. ship fitters
  5. ship in a bottle
  6. ship letter
  7. ship letters
  8. ship lift
  9. ship lifts
  10. ship model basin
  11. ship model basins

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