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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">packet ships</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>watercraft by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>packet ship</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>packet-boats</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>packet-ships</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>packet-boat</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>boats, packet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>packet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>packet boats</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>packet ships</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ships, packet</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Medium-sized vessels travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail, later also for goods and passengers; used particularly in Europe and North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. They could be ocean-going or used on rivers and canals. Merchant vessels plying regularly along fixed routes, especially on rivers or along coasts, to carry mail but also for cargo or passenger transport. ]]></note></mads>