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Estafette
{
, Esˊta-fet′
, ‖Esˊta-fette′
}Noun.
[F.
estafette
, cf. Sp. estafeta
; fr. It. stafetta
, fr. staffa
stirrup, fr. OHG. stapho
footstep, footprint, G. stapfe
; akin to E. step
.] A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military courier sent from one part of an army to another.
Definition 2024
estafette
estafette
English
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Noun
estafette (plural estafettes)
- (obsolete) A dispatch rider especially military; a mounted courier.
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Etymology
From French estafette, from Italian staffetta.
Noun
estafette f (plural estafettes, diminutive estafettetje n)