PT boat

(pē-tē′)

A fast, maneuverable, lightly armed vessel, 60 to 100 feet (18 to 30 meters) in length, used to torpedo enemy shipping.

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PT boat

(Military) patrol torpedo boat, the former US term for an MTB. Compare MTB

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PT boat

a small, fast, lightly armed boat used esp. in World War II for torpedoing enemy shipping.

[1940–45; p(atrol)t(orpedo)]

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PT boat - a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat

mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat

torpedo boat - small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters

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