packet boats

A form of packet boat — An ocean-going ship chartered by the government to carry the mail and official communications.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of packet boat
Cite this entry
APA

packet boats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packet%20boats

MLA

“packet boats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packet%20boats. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “packet boats,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packet%20boats.

Source: packet boats on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.