assault boat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of assault boat¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

He leaned over the sight to fire again, but before he had sighted, an explosion blew the assault boat completely around.

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It was close enough to the assault boat to haul it in with grappling hooks.

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Rip realized suddenly that the cruiser was going to pick up the crippled assault boat.

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The commander would lose nothing by picking up the assault boat, and he would save a few men.

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The Connie cruiser was sliding up to the crippled assault boat.

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