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MAILBOAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mailboat mean?
• MAILBOAT (noun)
The noun MAILBOAT has 1 sense:
1. a boat for carrying mail
Familiarity information: MAILBOAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boat for carrying mail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mail boat; mailboat; packet; packet boat
Hypernyms ("mailboat" is a kind of...):
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
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