packet-boat

packet-boat
ˈpækɪtbəut сущ. пакетбот (почтово-пассажирское судно) почтово-пассажирское судно, пакетбот

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • Packet boat — packet pack et (p[a^]k [e^]t), n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See {Pack}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Originally, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • packet boat — n. 〚so called from orig. carrying mail〛 a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail * * * …   Universalium

  • packet boat — n old fashioned a boat that carries letters, packages etc and usually passengers at regular times …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • packet boat — n. [so called from orig. carrying mail] a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail …   English World dictionary

  • packet boat — noun a boat for carrying mail • Syn: ↑mailboat, ↑mail boat, ↑packet • Hypernyms: ↑boat * * * noun also packet ship 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • packet boat — Synonyms and related words: carrier, carrier pigeon, homer, homing pigeon, mail car, mail coach, mail packet, mail train, mail truck, mailer, mailplane, pigeon post, post boat, post car, post coach, post horse, post office car, poster, railway… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • packet boat — small boat that supplies a regular service for carrying passengers or freight on a fixed short route; mailboat, boat which conveys mail …   English contemporary dictionary

  • packet boat — /ˈpækət boʊt/ (say pakuht boht) noun → packet (def. 4) …  

  • packet boat — noun (C) old fashioned a boat that carries mail and usually passengers at regular times …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • packet-boat — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Packet trade — generally refers to any regularly scheduled cargo, passenger and mail trade conducted by ship. [ [http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/CaboVerde/cvpacket.html Cape Verde Packet Trade] ] The ships are called packet boats as their original… …   Wikipedia


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