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noun Nautical.a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches. Origin of dispatch boatFirst recorded in 1785–95 Words nearby dispatch boatdisparlure, dispart, dispassion, dispassionate, dispatch, dispatch boat, dispatch box, dispatch case, dispatcher, dispatch rider, Dis Pater Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dispatch boatA few hours later the dispatch-boat Diligent came up, and brought the news that Vicksburg had surrendered. Four Years A Scout and Spy|E. C. Downs Two days afterward the dispatch-boat came alongside, on her way up the river, and the major took passage on her for Cairo. Frank on the Lower Mississippi|Harry Castlemon But Sylvius Hogg did not confine his efforts to the expedition undertaken by the dispatch-boat "Telegraph." Ticket No. "9672"|Jules Verne The fight that ensued had continued for perhaps half an hour, when the quartermaster reported the dispatch-boat approaching. Frank on the Lower Mississippi|Harry Castlemon
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