Meanings
nounpacket ship (plural packet ships)
plural packet ships
- Synonym of packet boat
The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 gave a great impetus to commerce, causing New York to become the eastern gateway of the United States, and from that date to 1850 may be counted the glorious years of the Atlantic packet ships.
1911, Arthur Hamilton Clark, The Clipper Ship Era 1843-1869, Chapter 3Synonyms: packet boat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of packet boat
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