packet boat
Noun
Meaning
a boat for carrying mail
Source: WordNetAlternative names
packet-boat
Synonyms
packet
mailboat
mail boat
ship
boat
ferry
barge
ferryboat
mailer
freighter
passenger ship
passage boat
ferry boat
packets
passenger boat
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Examples
I've taken a mail packet boat along the southern Newfoundland coast and spent some time on St. Pierre and Miquelon watching the seal colonies. I like pine trees. I like cold rivers.