·vt To make up into a packet or bundle.
II. Packet ·vi To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.
III. Packet ·vt To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
IV. Packet ·noun A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters.
V. Packet ·noun Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat.