PT boat

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motor torpedo boat

Origin: p(atrol) t(orpedo) boat

See PT boat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

Origin: p(atrol)

Origin: + t(orpedo) boat

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