patrol boat

Any of various military boats or ships, such as a PT boat or frigate, used chiefly to patrol coastal or river waters.

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Noun

patrol boat - a vessel assigned to patrol an area

patrol ship

vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation

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patrol boat

n → guardacoste m inv

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Evidently they, too, had been so much surprised by the unprecedented action of the stranger that they had not even challenged; but that they had no thought to let the thing go unnoticed was quickly evidenced by the skirring of motors upon the landing-stage and the quick shooting airward of a long-lined patrol boat.

From its deck keen eyes watched the far-fanning searchlight of the patrol boat. No light shone from the enshadowed craft.

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They have patrol boats out in every direction, and only the short distance wireless signals are being used.

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The Coast Guard patrol boat crew retaliated by firing a stun grenade at one of the Chinese fishing vessels.

Taiwanese Coast Guard ship fires stun grenade at rock-throwing Chinese fishermen

The newly-commissioned 24-meter fast patrol boats made in France will be deployed in Mindanao to conduct anti-smuggling missions.

2 anti-smuggling boats commissioned by PCG

'As of 1pm, a total of two patrol boats with eight personnel are involved in the SAR.

Angler feared drowned after falling off boat near Pulau Tinggi

"This boat was a patrol boat owned by Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative used to enforce fishing licences and ensure nets used are legal and accountable.

Men are attacked as they raise boat

The USS Thunderbolt, a Cyclone-class patrol ship based in Bahrain as part of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, was taking part in an exercise with American and other coalition vessels in international waters when the Iranian patrol boat approached it, fleet spokesman Lt Ian McConnaughey said.

VIDEO: US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel

RIYADH: Germany is all set to supply 48 patrol boats to Saudi Arabia within the framework of its border security project.

KSA set to get 48 German patrol boats

The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet patrol boat crews tasked with combating sabotage and terrorist groups have successfully passed exams ahead of performing tasks at sea, the fleet said Tuesday, Sputnik reported.

Russia's Pacific Fleet Counter-Terror Boats Ready for Sea After Tests

"A North Korean patrol boat crossed the Northern Limit Line and sailed up to 0.36 kilometers into waters east of South Korea's Baengnyeong Island at about 11 a.m.

N. Korean patrol boat briefly violates S. Korean sea border

In September, 2000, the Japan Coast Guard in Ishigaki Island arrested the Chinese skipper of a Chinese fishing boat which clashed with Coast Guard patrol boats and then ignored orders to stop.

Gov't seeks safety of Japanese nationals in China amid Senkaku unrest