paquebot

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French paquebot (“mailboat”). First used in Great Britain in 1894, the term was adopted for general use by the Universal Postal Union in 1897. === 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. === Adjective === paquebot (not comparable) Relating to mail posted at sea. a paquebot letter a paquebot duplex === 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. === References === Douglas and Mary Patrick, The Musson Stamp Dictionary, Toronto, Musson Book Company, 1972. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English packet-boat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pak.bo/ === Noun === paquebot m (plural paquebots) ship, liner ==== Descendants ==== → English: paquebot === Further reading === “paquebot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012