packet station en · NOUN
Etymology
From packet, a vessel to carry mail etc.
Meanings
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(dated) A ferry port used by packets (ferries) carrying mail and passengers over short distances, e.g. across a channel.
A branch line was to run from Newport to Ryde, which had by then attained considerable importance as the packet station providing the quickest access to the island from London, via Portsmouth.
1946 March and April, K. Westcott Jones, “The Isle of Wight Central Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 112:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| packet stations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |