PT boat


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

Origin of PT boat

1
1940–45; p(atrol)t(orpedo)

Words Nearby PT boat

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How to use PT boat in a sentence

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

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

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

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

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  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for PT boat

PT boat

noun
  1. patrol torpedo boat, the former US term for an MTB: Compare MTB

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