"despatches" in the noun sense
1. dispatch, despatch, communique
an official report (usually sent in haste)
2. dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness
the property of being prompt and efficient
"it was done with dispatch"
3. dispatch, despatch
killing a person or animal
4. dispatch, despatch, shipment
the act of sending off something
"despatches" in the verb sense
1. dispatch, despatch, send off
send away towards a designated goal
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