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packet boat

/ˈpækɪt bəʊt/

翻译: 指在固定港口之间定期往返、运送邮件和乘客的船只,18至19世纪广泛使用,后常指定期邮船或班轮。

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/ˈpækɪt bəʊt/C1formal已废弃
  • zh指在固定港口之间定期往返、运送邮件和乘客的船只,18至19世纪广泛使用,后常指定期邮船或班轮。

A historical term for a regularly scheduled passenger and mail boat that traveled between fixed ports, commonly used in the 18th and 19th centuries before the advent of steamships.

  1. Historical mail and passenger shipC1formalbritish

    A type of ship used historically to carry mail, cargo, and passengers on a regular schedule between ports.

    zh邮船

    • The packet boat sailed from Dover to Calais every week.
    • In the 19th century, packet boats were essential for transatlantic communication.
    • He traveled to America on a packet boat in 1850.