Definition/Meaning of paquebot

• English - Noun: paquebot ( plural paquebots ) a mailboat ( 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 .
• English - Adjective: paquebot ( not comparable ) Relating to mail posted at sea . a paquebot letter a paquebot duplex
• English - 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.
• English - Usage notes: The word would typically be stamped in upper case , PAQUEBOT , on the postal item , but when described in text would be written with a capital P only , eg , Paquebot .
• English - References: Douglas and Mary Patrick , The Musson Stamp Dictionary , Toronto , Musson Book Company , 1972.