paquebot

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French - Turkish
[le] posta vapuru, yolcu vapuru
French - English
{n} boat, ship
oceanliner
passenger liner
packet boat
ocean liner
English - English
Relating to mail posted at sea

a paquebot duplex.

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
a mailboat
paquebot

    Etymology

    () French for mailboat. First used in Great Britain in 1894, the term was adopted for general use by the Universal Postal Union in 1897.
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