Packetboat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Packetboat is a noun meaning Alternative form of packet boat.
Meaning
Alternative form of packet boat.
Example Sentences
That this might be carried out with greater speed, and with more comfort and help to the crew he resolved to also proceed in the packetboat as far inside as he could.
He had the misfortune to encounter at the mouth of the river of Philadelphia a Frigate of the King of England, named the Liverpool, which detained his packetboat, searched it, and took the money that it carried.
Word Forms
- packetboats
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include packet, partyboat, mailboat, picketboat, ferry boat, newsboat.
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