PT boat en · NOUN
Etymology
Initialism of patrol torpedo boat.
Meanings
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(US) A type of fast motor torpedo boat used by the US Navy during World War II.
The PT boat is not merely a small boat for attack in rivers and inland seas. It is a deadly offensive weapon for use under the most trying conditions [...]
1943, Lawrence Conant, quoting Charles Edison, “The PT Boats: Weapons of Opportunity”, in William Harrison Fetridge, editor, The Navy Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PT boats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |