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torpedo boat

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torpedo boat
n.
A small, fast warship equipped for firing torpedoes.
torpedo boat
n
(Historical Terms) (formerly) a small high-speed warship designed to carry out torpedo attacks in coastal waters
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Noun1.torpedo boattorpedo boat - small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat, PT boat - a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war
Translations
torpedo boat
n → Torpedoboot nt
torpedo boat n → motosilurante f
torpedo boat n → motosilurante f


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