mailship

mailship

English

Etymology

From mail +‎ ship.

Noun

mailship (plural mailships)

  1. A ship used to carry mail.
    Synonym: mailboat
    • 1959 October, T. W. E. Roche, “Traffic Working at Dover Marine Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 683:
      The newest ships using the Admiralty Pier are the Belgian mailships, the Roi Leopold III, the Koningin Elisabeth and the Reine Astrid, all of 3,794 tons, and built in 1956, 1957 and 1958 respectively.
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