vt to make up into a packet or bundle.
2. packet ·vi to ply with a packet or dispatch boat.
3. packet ·vt to send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
4. packet ·noun a small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters.
5. 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.