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PT BOAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does PT boat mean? 

PT BOAT (noun)
  The noun PT BOAT has 1 sense:

1. a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boatplay

  Familiarity information: PT BOAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PT BOAT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mosquito boat; mosquito craft; motor torpedo boat; PT boat

Hypernyms ("PT boat" is a kind of...):

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


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