estafette

[ es-tuh-fet ]

/ ˌɛs təˈfɛt /

noun

a mounted courier.

Origin of estafette

1785–95; <French <Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa stirrup <Germanic (cf. stapes); see -ette

Words nearby estafette

estab., establish, established church, establishment, establishmentarian, estafette, Estaing, d', estamin, estaminet, estampie, estancia

Example sentences from the Web for estafette

An estafette came with an order to evacuate the plateau, and to save the artillery.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre
At that moment Dulac entered the room with a packet of letters just arrived from Paris by estafette.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 17, No. 97, January, 1876|Various
An estafette, a gendarme, arrived with a telegram; the usher signed a receipt for it.
His Excellency the Minister|Jules Claretie
Estafette, we believe, is the proper term, but the military couriers of that period were always called videttes by the citizens.
Pencil Sketches|Eliza Leslie

单词	estafette
释义	estafette [ es-tuh-fet ] / ˌɛs təˈfɛt / noun a mounted courier. Origin of estafette 1785–95; <French <Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa stirrup <Germanic (cf. stapes); see -ette Words nearby estafette estab., establish, established church, establishment, establishmentarian, estafette, Estaing, d', estamin, estaminet, estampie, estancia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for estafette An estafette came with an order to evacuate the plateau, and to save the artillery. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris\|Henry Labouchre At that moment Dulac entered the room with a packet of letters just arrived from Paris by estafette. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 17, No. 97, January, 1876\|Various An estafette, a gendarme, arrived with a telegram; the usher signed a receipt for it. His Excellency the Minister\|Jules Claretie Estafette, we believe, is the proper term, but the military couriers of that period were always called videttes by the citizens. Pencil Sketches\|Eliza Leslie
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