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packet boat definition

packet boat

a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail

Etymology: so called from orig. carrying mail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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