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PT boat

noun

, U.S. Military.
  1. a small, fast, lightly armed, unarmored, and highly maneuverable boat used chiefly for torpedoing enemy shipping.

PT boat

noun

  1. patrol torpedo boat, the former US term for an MTB Compare MTB
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of PT boat1

1940–45; p(atrol) t(orpedo)
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Example Sentences

Looking through it, Parker saw a speedy craft moving inside the veil—a PT boat.

His heart sank when he saw that even if this was a PT boat, it was not a Navy ship.

Some found the small boats, pushed out in them to the PT boat.

He had seen many rough-riding vehicles of war, such as tanks and jeeps, but the PT boat had them all bested.

After fitting Stan out with dry clothing, the skipper went on deck and the PT boat got under way to resume her patrol work.

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