Mail Boat (Noun)
Meaning
A boat for carrying mail.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The mail boat chugged steadily across the calm waters of the lake, delivering vital correspondence to the remote village.
- In the small island community, the arrival of the mail boat was a major event, bringing news and packages from the outside world.
- As a child, Emily would spend hours watching the mail boat dock at the local harbor, wondering where all the letters and parcels were headed.
- The mail boat's schedule was irregular, but the crew knew the importance of their role in keeping the rural town connected to the rest of the country.
- As the last mail boat of the season departed, the residents of the tiny coastal settlement settled in for a long winter of isolation.