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Royal Navy designation for certain ships, used in the 18th and 19th centuries
Post ship was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the second half of the 18th century and the Napoleonic Wars to describe a sixth-rate ship (see
Post_ship
Large watercraft
A ship is a large watercraft designed for travel across the surface of a body of water, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized tasks
Ship
Warship of 17th–19th centuries
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line
Ship_of_the_line
Historic category for ships
Citoyenne in 1811, received his promotion to post-captain, the Navy reclassed the sloop as a post ship. Although the rating system described was only
Rating system of the Royal Navy
Rating_system_of_the_Royal_Navy
Cargo ship of the Middle Ages
A cog is a type of ship that was used during the Middle Ages, mostly for trade and transport but also in war. It first appeared in the 10th century, and
Cog_(ship)
Type of warship
French Navy (although the French term also covered ships up to 24 guns, which were classed as post ships within the sixth rate of the British Navy). The
Sloop-of-war
Small warship
decades and by the 1780s they were ships of 20 guns or so, approximately equivalent to the British navy's post ships. The Royal Navy did not adopt the
Corvette
Type of warship
capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. In the 17th to early 18th centuries the term "frigate" was loosely given to any full-rigged ship built
Frigate
Large wind-powered water vessel
sailing ships, employing square-rigged or fore-and-aft sails. Some ships carry square sails on each mast—the brig and full-rigged ship, said to be "ship-rigged"
Sailing_ship
The Banterer-class sailing sixth rates were a series of six 22-gun post ships built to an 1805 design by Sir William Rule, which served in the Royal Navy
Banterer-class_post_ship
Traditional Chinese type of boat
A junk (Chinese: 䑸; pinyin: zōng) is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads
Junk_(ship)
Replica tall ship built at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1970
British Admiralty drawings of HMS Rose, a 20-gun sixth-rate post ship from 1757. The ship was meant to be a close replica of the original Rose, but still
HMS_Surprise_(replica_ship)
Obsolete Royal Navy rank
officer "took post" or was "made post" when he was first commissioned to command a vessel. Usually this was a rated vessel – that is, a ship too important
Post-captain
Ships deliberately set on fire during battle
A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver. Fireships were
Fire_ship
Large wooden vessel commanded by the Chinese admiral Zheng He
A Chinese treasure ship (simplified Chinese: 宝船; traditional Chinese: 寶船; pinyin: bǎochuán, literally "gem ship") is a type of large wooden Chinese junk
Chinese_treasure_ship
Sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts
A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged. Such a vessel is said
Full-rigged_ship
Historic category for Royal Navy ships
was the designation for the largest ships of the line. Originating in the Jacobean era with the designation of Ships Royal capable of carrying at least
First-rate
Watercraft with two parallel hulls of equal size
Catamarans range in size from small sailing or rowing vessels to large naval ships and roll-on/roll-off car ferries. The structure connecting a catamaran's
Catamaran
Historic Royal Naval term for a warship
never acquired a specific meaning, it was usually reserved for a sailing ship armed with cannons. The rating system of the Royal Navy classified men-of-war
Man-of-war
The Porcupine-class sailing sixth rates were a series of ten 24-gun post ships built to a 1776 design by John Williams, that served in the Royal Navy during
Porcupine-class_post_ship
14th–18th century masted sailing ship
Spanish: nao; Catalan: carraca) is a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably
Carrack
Merchant sailing ship of the 19th century
clippers may be schooners, brigs, brigantines, etc., as well as full-rigged ships. Clippers were mostly constructed in British and American shipyards, although
Clipper
flush-deck vessels, and they were at that time re-classed as 26-gun sixth rate post ships. The Cyrus class was based on the design of the Myrmidon of the Hermes
Hermes-class_post_ship
Sailboat with a two-masted rig
mizzen mast is stepped forward of the rudder post. The mizzen mast being stepped forward of the rudder post is what distinguishes the ketch from a yawl
Ketch
Large and multi-decked sailing ships
Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in the early 16th century from ships such as the caravel and the carrack, in Portugal and in
Galleon
Large, traditionally rigged sailing vessel
A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall
Tall_ship
Sailing rig
bow of the vessel. The snow evolved from the (three-masted) ship: the mizzen mast of a ship was gradually moved closer towards the mainmast, until the
Snow_(ship)
Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Gold Ship (Japanese: ゴールドシップ, Hepburn: Gōrudo Shippu; foaled 6 March 2009) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which began
Gold_Ship
Sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts
a schooner, and may approach the magnitude of a full-sized, three-masted ship." Brigs vary in length between 75 and 165 ft (23 and 50 m) with tonnages
Brig
Dutch type of sailing vessel
available cargo space, and used block and tackle extensively to facilitate ship operations. Another advantage of its pear-shape (when viewed from the fore
Fluyt
The Laurel-class sailing sixth rates were a series of six post ships built to an 1805 design by Sir John Henslow. The first three were launched in 1806
Laurel-class_post_ship
1812 design by Sir William Rule, the Surveyor of the Navy. The first nine ships of the class were launched in 1813 and the remaining seven in 1814. The
Cyrus-class_ship-sloop
Type of sailing vessel
Spanish, and Italian, the term barca refers to a small boat, not a full-sized ship. French influence in England led to the use in English of both words, although
Barque
rates were a series of ten post ships built to a 1773 design by John Williams. Although smaller than true frigates, post ships were often referred to incorrectly
Sphinx-class_post_ship
Medium-sized deep-sea dhow
used to carry fresh water and in the pearl industry, as well as a trading ship. Kuwait Scientific Center Uru (boat) Ghanjah Shu'ai K. N. Chaudhuri, Trade
Boom_(ship)
1814. "British Sixth Rate post ship 'Hind' (1814)". Threedecks. Retrieved 9 September 2023. "British Sixth Rate post-ship 'Larne' (1814)". Threedecks
List_of_ship_launches_in_1814
Type of ship of the line
The "seventy-four" was a type of two-decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s
Seventy-four_(ship)
Type of sailing ship with narrow stern
is a sailing ship with a very narrow stern. The term was applied to two different types of ship. The first was a small, flat-bottomed ship with a narrow
Pink_(ship)
Type of Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings
cnearr, cnear; Old High German: gnarren) were the Norse merchant and cargo ships of the Viking Age, used by Vikings for long sea voyages and during the Viking
Knarr
Sailing vessel
Penobscot Bay, including the Wyoming, which is considered the largest wooden ship ever built. The Thomas W. Lawson was the only seven-masted schooner built
Schooner
registering a ship is the "length of the topmost deck"—the "length on deck" (LOD)—'measured from leading edge of stem post to trailing edge of stern post on deck
List_of_longest_wooden_ships
Boat propelled partly or entirely by sails
entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Although
Sailboat
19th-century sailing ship
19th-century sailing ship built in Maine, and used largely in the California grain trade. It was a modification of the clipper ship using a similar bow
Down_Easter_(ship)
Two-masted sailing vessel
both for sailing and rowing, swifter and more easily manœuvred than larger ships" and "(loosely) various kinds of foreign sailing and rowing vessels, as
Brigantine
Shipwreck in Queensland, Australia
HMS Pandora was a 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy launched in May 1779. The vessel is best known for its role in hunting
HMS_Pandora_(1779)
Type of medieval sea craft
was a type of medieval ship used mostly for transports. The hulk appears to have remained a relatively minor type of sailing ship apparently peculiar to
Hulk_(medieval_ship_type)
1988 novel by William Brinkley
The Last Ship is a 1988 post-apocalyptic fiction novel by American writer William Brinkley. The Last Ship tells the story of a United States Navy guided
The_Last_Ship_(novel)
Sailing naval ship
A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannons (long guns or carronades)
Bomb_vessel
Royal Navy post ship class
The Conway class sailing sixth rates were a series of ten Royal Navy post ships built to an 1812 design by Sir William Rule. All ten were ordered on 18
Conway-class_post_ship
Historic category for Royal Navy ships
classed as frigates, those smaller as 'post ships', indicating that they were still commanded by a full ('post') captain, as opposed to sloops of 18 guns
Sixth-rate
Traditional design Somali sailing vessel
ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime vessel and ship, typified by its towering stern-post and powerful rudder. It is also the longest surviving
Beden
Indian Actor
Bollywood". The Indian Express. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018. "Post Ship of Theseus, Sohum Shah's ready for his next production". dna. 14 March
Sohum_Shah
Flagship of 16th-century Spanish/Portuguese explorer
Salvador. The ship San Salvador, was named after Pedro de Alvarado's newly founded city in western El Salvador, San Salvador, the ship San Miguel was
San Salvador (Cabrillo's ship)
San_Salvador_(Cabrillo's_ship)
Late 19th and early 20th century ships
"tall ships". Several survive, variously operating as school ships, museum ships, restaurant ships, and cruise ships. Iron-hulled sailing ships were mainly
Iron-hulled_sailing_ship
Type of traditional Tahitian watercraft
carry 4-16 men and 17–25 metres (56–82 ft) long, these were big Polynesian ships. Taonui, Rāwiri (22 September 2012). "'Canoe navigation - Waka – canoes'
Pahi_(ship)
8th-century sailing vessel depicted in bas reliefs of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia
A Borobudur ship is an 8th to 9th-century wooden double outrigger sailing vessel of Maritime Southeast Asia, depicted in some bas-reliefs of the Borobudur
Borobudur_ship
frigate classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom (and the individual ships composed within those classes) in chronological order from the formal creation
List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_frigate_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
Type of boat
agency vessel (such as a coast guard or border force cutter), to a type of ship's boat which can be used under sail or oars, or, historically, to a type of
Cutter_(boat)
Type of flat-bottomed ship
pramm describes a type of shallow-draught flat-bottomed ship, usually propelled by pushing the ship through the water using a long pole, although sailing
Pram_(ship)
Traditional Banguingui Philippine warships
for piracy by the Banguingui and Iranun people against unarmed trading ships and raids on coastal settlements in the regions surrounding the Sulu Sea
Garay_(ship)
Sailing ship type
it. Smacks were used in British coastal waters during World War I as Q-ships. Actions involving smacks include the action of 15 August 1917, when the
Smack_(ship)
Javanese sailing ship
The djong, jong, jung, or original junk is a type of sailing ship originating from Java that was widely used by Javanese sailors. The word was and is spelled
Djong
Scandinavian ships of the Viking Age
Viking ships were marine vessels of unique structure, used in Scandinavia throughout the Middle Ages. The boat-types were quite varied, depending on what
Viking_ship
Specialized Scandinavian warship
Viking Age, being part of the Nordic ship building tradition. As the name suggests, they were long slender ships, intended for speed, with the ability
Longship
Ship type
18. und 19. Jahrhunderts [Smacks, Koffs, Galiots: Three almost forgotten Ship Types of the 18th and 19th century] (in German). Kabel Verlag. ISBN 3-8225-0413-0
Koff_(ship_type)
Seaford-class Royal Navy vessel
HMS Rose was a 20-gun Seaford-class post ship of the Royal Navy, built at Blaydes Yard in Hull, England in 1757 and in service until 1779. Her activities
HMS_Rose_(1757)
Royal Navy sixth-rate post ship
HMS Vestal was a 20-gun sixth-rate Sphinx-class post ship of the Royal Navy. Commissioned by Captain James Shirley, Vestal escorted a convoy to Newfoundland
HMS_Vestal_(1777)
Sailed cargo vessel
traditional eastern ships. British merchants began to use lorchas in Chinese waters after the First Opium War. The Arrow, the ship whose seizure was the
Lorcha_(boat)
Ship type
Historically, a galiot was a type of ship with oars, also known as a half-galley, then, from the 17th century forward, a ship with sails and oars. As used by
Galiot
Generic type of sail and rigging arrangement
back surface, with the back always facing the wind when used to drive the ship forward, whilst fore and aft sails have a left and right surface, either
Square_rig
Genre of fiction
(2003). Post-apocalyptic scenarios were a common theme in the music of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, most notably the song "Wooden Ships" and
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction
Ship used for both fishing and trading
A tartane (also tartan, tartana) was a small ship used both as a fishing ship and for coastal trading in the Mediterranean. They were in use for over 300
Tartane
Type of sailing ship
IPA: [kɐɾɐˈvɛlɐ]; Spanish: carabela, IPA: [kaɾaˈbela]) was a small sailing ship that developed from the fishing craft of Galicia, Portugal, and Atlantic
Caravel
17th-century Swedish warship
pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10
Vasa_(ship)
The first HMS Mersey was a Conway-class 20-gun sixth-rate post ship, launched in 1814; she was re-rated as 26 guns in 1817. She was launched too late
HMS_Mersey_(1814)
Size limits for ships that can transit the Panama Canal
the original two, opened on 26 June 2016. Ships that do not fall within the Panamax-sizes may be called post-Panamax, super-Panamax, or Capesize. The increasing
Panamax
Any ship engaged in the Old China Trade
A Chinaman (Danish: Kinafarerne) was a ship engaged in trade between Europe - particularly Denmark, Norway, and Sweden - and China, in the 18th and 19th
Chinaman_(ship)
Sailing vessel used on the Malabar Coast
A grab was a type of ship common on the Malabar Coast in the 18th and 19th centuries. The name derives from "ghurāb" or "ghorāb", Arabic for raven, which
Grab_(ship)
Royal Navy post ship (1806–1836)
HMS Cyane was a Royal Navy Banterer-class sixth-rate post ship of nominally 22 guns, built in 1806 at Topsham, near Exeter, England. She was ordered in
HMS_Cyane_(1806)
Mediterranean sailing ship
(/ˈziːbɛk/ or /zɪˈbɛk/), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that originated in the Barbary states (Algeria). It was used mostly for trading
Xebec
same day. The Admiralty took Bordelais into service as the sixth-rate post ship Bordelais. Bordelais stayed at Plymouth until April 1800, undergoing fitting
Bordelais_(1798_ship)
Commercial sailing ship with multiple masts and rig configurations
A windjammer is a commercial sailing ship with multiple masts, however rigged. The informal term "windjammer" arose during the transition from the Age
Windjammer
Flat-bottomed shoal-draught sailing barge
("oak"): a barge having a rounded bow without a forestem; Beurtschip: A line ship for inland carriage of passengers and freight according to a regular schedule;
Dutch_barge
Clipper ship designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed
a clipper ship exhibited at the American Institute, in February of that year. Later he delivered a series of lectures on the science of ship-building which
Extreme_clipper
Boats of the Southeast Asian Sama-Bajau people
with the bow and stern blocks, and the drilling of the mast post (the "navel" of the ship). After the latter, the boat is launched for the first time
Lepa_(ship)
Type of ship used in the 17th–19th centuries
Murat Reis, whose ships had lateen sails in front and fore-and-aft rig behind. Some polacca pictures show what appears to be a ship-rigged vessel (sometimes
Polacca
Class of cruise ships owned by Royal Caribbean International
class refers to a design of post-Panamax cruise ships owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. The Voyager-class ships were built at Kværner Masa-Yards
Voyager-class_cruise_ship
Configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat
Belford, Paul (1 January 2011). "Ships, slaves and slipways: towards an archaeology of shipbuilding in Bermuda". Post-Medieval Archaeology. 45: 74–92.
Bermuda_rig
2023. "British Sixth Rate post ship 'Ariadne' (1816)". Threedecks. Retrieved 13 September 2023. "British Sixth Rate post ship 'Valorous' (1816)". Threedecks
List_of_ship_launches_in_1816
German sailing cruise ship
sailing cruise ship owned by Sea Cloud Cruises of Hamburg, Germany. Launched as a private yacht as Hussar V for Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1931, she
Sea_Cloud
2026 outbreak on cruise ship
hantavirus infection caused by the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. There were ten confirmed cases and two suspected cases directly
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
2003 film by Peter Weir
filming took place at sea aboard Rose (a reproduction of the 18th-century post ship HMS Rose). Other scenes were shot on a full-scale replica mounted on gimbals
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World
Naval watercraft designed to carry and utilize firepower
ships of the Insect class) with sufficient speed to operate in fast-flowing rivers and with relatively heavy armament. During the war and in the post-war
Gunboat
Sailing rig
fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts. While a full-rigged ship is square-rigged on all three masts, and the barque is square-rigged except
Barquentine
The list of ship launches in 1756 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1756. "French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Sauvage' (1756)". Threedecks
List_of_ship_launches_in_1756
Type of ship in use in the 16th and 17th centuries
Spanish pinaza c. 1240, from pino (pine tree), from the wood of which the ships were constructed. The word came into English from the Middle French pinasse
Full-rigged_pinnace
Atholl-class sixth-rate post ship
HMS North Star was a 28-gun Atholl-class sixth-rate post ship built to an 1817 design by the Surveyors of the Navy. She was launched in 1824. North Star
HMS_North_Star_(1824)
Ship designed for operations near shore
littoral combat ship (LCS) is a relatively small surface vessel designed for littoral warfare in near-shore operations. There are two LCS ship classes deployed
Littoral_combat_ship
French and British warship
the Royal Navy under the name HMS Jamaica. Rated as a 26-gun sixth-rate post ship, she served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, during
French_corvette_Perçante
Type of ship
Kondura or Condura (Greek: κονδοῦρα) was a type of ship used on the eastern shores of the Adriatic. It is first mentioned and described in the 10th century
Kondura_(ship)
POST SHIP
POST SHIP
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an innkeeper, from Middle English, Old French (h)oste ‘host’, ‘guest’.Danish (Høst) : nickname from høst ‘harvest’, ‘autumn’ (see Herbst).French : from Old French ost ‘army’, hence an occupational name for a soldier.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Austa, meaning ‘east’.German : habitational name from either of two places called Host, near Koblenz and near Bitburg.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pillar, Post, Support
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, a short form of Philpott.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a depression in the ground, from Middle English pot ‘drinking or storage vessel’ used in this transferred sense, or a habitational name from one of the minor places deriving their name from this word, in the sense ‘pit’, ‘hole’.English and North German (Lower Rhine-Westphalia) : metonymic occupational name for a potter, from Middle English, Middle Low German pot ‘pot’. See also Potter.North German : topographic name for someone living on a low-lying plot, from Low German dialect pÅt ‘puddle’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Friend
Male
Swiss
, sportive.
Boy/Male
Indian
Pillar, Post, Support
Boy/Male
Indian
Pillar, Post, Support
Female
English
 English name derived from the flower name which originally meant "a line of verse engraved on the inner surface of a ring," but later acquired the POSY means "bouquet, flower." Pet form of English Josephine, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Friend of the Prophet Muhammad
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English
Small Flower
Boy/Male
Hebrew Spanish
May Jehovah add/give increase.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Month in Hindu Calender
Male
Dutch
, just.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Month in Hindu calendar
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English port ‘gateway’, ‘entrance’ (Old French porte, from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town or city, typically, the man in charge of them. Compare Porter 1.English : topographic name for someone who lived near a harbor or in a market town, from the homonymous Middle English port (Old English port ‘harbor’, ‘market town’, from Latin portus ‘harbor’, ‘haven’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French port, from the same source).German : topographic name for someone who lived near a (city) gate, from Middle Low German porte (modern German Pforte) (see sense 1).Jewish (from Lithuania and Belarus) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Hebrew, Latin, Swedish
May Jehovah Give Increase; Experienced in Battle
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Friend; Sweetheart
Surname or Lastname
English (now most common in northern Ireland)
English (now most common in northern Ireland) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, most likely somewhere in Lancashire or Yorkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
POST SHIP
POST SHIP
Girl/Female
French, German, Swedish
Active; Kind
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Very Beautiful; Another Name for Supreme Being
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Gaelic, Irish
Great
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Of praise commendable
Boy/Male
Greek American English
Crown; victorious.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
King of Joy; Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Armenian, Australian, Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Swedish
Wisdom
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A King
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian
Happy
POST SHIP
POST SHIP
POST SHIP
POST SHIP
POST SHIP
v. t.
To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel.
v. t.
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice.
n.
See under 4th Post.
v. t.
To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter.
n.
A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.
v. t.
To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills.
n.
A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house.
v. t.
Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.
adv.
With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
n.
The European whiting pout or bib.
n.
One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See King-post.
imp. & p. p.
of Cost
n.
A post-temporal bone.
a.
After death; as, post-mortem rigidity.
v. i.
To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste.
n.
Same as King-post.
v. t.
To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger.
v. t.
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.
n.
A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.