dispatch box

Noun
Synonyms: dispatch casedispatch box

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuablesSynonyms: dispatch casedispatch box
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d['e]p[^e]che. See Dispatch, v. t.] [Written also despatch.]

1.The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster]

2.Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. [1913 Webster]

To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste. [1913 Webster]

Serious business, craving quick dispatch.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space.— Paley.[1913 Webster]

4.A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches. [1913 Webster]

5.A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern] [1913 Webster]

Dispatch boat, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an advice boat.

Dispatch box, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers and other conveniences when traveling.

Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See Haste. [1913 Webster]

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