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noun
- a mailboat
- (context, 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
- Relating to mail posted at sea.
- a letter
- a duplex
Etymology: 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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