estafette
[ es-tuh-fet ]
/ ˌɛs təˈfɛt /
noun
a mounted courier.
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 LabouchreAt that moment Dulac entered the room with a packet of letters just arrived from Paris by estafette.
An estafette, a gendarme, arrived with a telegram; the usher signed a receipt for it.
His Excellency the Minister |Jules ClaretieEstafette, we believe, is the proper term, but the military couriers of that period were always called videttes by the citizens.
Pencil Sketches |Eliza Leslie