Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mailboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: mail-boat
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boat used to transport mail.

Example Sentences

"Stephen stood up and went over to the parapet. Leaning on it he looked down on the water and on the mailboat clearing the harbourmouth of Kingstown."
"[…] the news and propaganda in imperialistic papers imported once a month by the mail-boat from the South lacked power because it lacked continuity and was stale."
"This train has to await the arrival at Kingsbridge of a train from Dun Laoghaire pier which leaves the latter on arrival of the mailboat from Holyhead."

Etymology

From mail + boat.

Inflected Forms

mailboats (plural)

Synonyms

mailship mail boat packet packet boat

Questions

What does mailboat mean?: A boat used to transport mail.
Where does mailboat come from?: From mail + boat.

How to pronounce mailboat

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