Dictionary Definition

despatch

1 an official report (usually sent in haste) [syn: dispatch, communique]

2 the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness]

3 killing a person or animal [syn: dispatch]

4 the act of sending off something [syn: dispatch, shipment] v : send away towards a designated goal [syn: dispatch, send off]

User Contributed Dictionary

Despatch can refer to any of the following:

Alternative spelling of dispatch
Mentioned in despatches, a military tradition for commending notable achievements
Despatch, a brig that ran aground near Newfoundland in 1828
The village of Despatch, New York, United States, now known as East Rochester
Merchants Despatch, a refrigerated freight transporting company, which founded the village above
Intelligent despatch, a form of artificial intelligence system
Despatch, a small town near Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth in South Africa