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assault boat

American  

noun

  1. a portable boat used for landing troops on beaches and for crossing rivers.

Etymology

Origin of assault boat

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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When noon came, an assault boat with a few steel-helmeted Irgunists ventured toward the beach, and despite Haganah fire set up a small beachhead.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was an assault boat stuck, so I ran out to help push it off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Egypt can easily put commandos across the canal by helicopter and assault boat.

From Time Magazine Archive

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