Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. a mailboat
- n. postal history a postal marking or cancellation stamped on mail posted at sea or in a harbour for processing by the postal authorities at the next port of call. Mail so marked in one country will often carry the stamps of another country.
- adj. Relating to mail posted at sea.
Examples
“There, below "papyrus" -- and just above paquebot* -- the French words in between yielded the answer:”
“There, below "papyrus"--and just above paquebot*--the French words in between yielded the answer:”
“Baron de Hübner, "Incendie du paquebot la France," Paris, 1887.”
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
“(* “Devait-il en temps de guerre conduire un paquebot?”)”
“(* "Devait-il en temps de guerre conduire un paquebot?")”
“Ferrano, under date of July 14, 1909, a drawing of the paquebot, San”
The March of Portola and the Discovery of the Bay of San Francisco
“On May 31st the paquebot was sighted near Point Pinos.”
The March of Portola and the Discovery of the Bay of San Francisco
“ROME - Les gardes-côtes italiens ont annoncé samedi avoir retrouvé un nouveau corps dans l'épave du paquebot "Costa Concordia", dont le naufrage près de l'île...”
“À quai, ce qui fascine, c’est un énorme paquebot de luxe qui fait un tour du monde.”
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Philately
Definitions mainly taken from this glossary.
aerogramme, aerophilately, black jack, cachet, cancellation, cinderella, albino, album weed, ambulante, aniline ink, authentication mark, back-of-book and 104 more...
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End in -ot
Just what it says. Words that end in -ot.
wainscot, ascot, marmot, jot, ocelot, spot, blot, scot, lot, shot, dot, snot and 219 more...
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reesetee From the French for mailboat. In stamp collecting, a cancellation indicating that an item was mailed aboard a ship. The term was first used in Great Britain in 1894. Aug 26, 2008