Definition of PT boat in English:

PT boat

nounpiːˈtiːbəʊtpiːˈtiːbəʊt

A motor torpedo boat used by the military.
Example sentencesExamples
- Serving in small plywood craft much like the more famous American PT boats, the Coastal Forces wreaked havoc with Axis forces in British and foreign waters.
- Looking like larger versions of the American PT boats that cruised the South Seas in the Second World War, Singapore's patrol craft guard the trade on which the island-state's prosperity depends.
- For the wooden PT boat, with its relatively large and unprotected fuel tanks, the result was predictable.
- Though the PT boat's trio of 1500 horsepower Higgins engines were well past their prime, the Legless Lilly managed a respectable cruising speed of twenty knots.
- Along the edges of the convoys sailed a variety of ships: graceful sloops, chunky corvettes, slim gunboats like the Dutch Soemba, antisubmarine patrol craft, fast PT boats, and everywhere sleek destroyers.

Origin

1940s: from P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat..

Definition of PT boat in US English:

PT boat

nounpiːˈtiːbəʊt

A motorboat equipped with torpedoes and used by the military, especially during World War II.
Example sentencesExamples
- For the wooden PT boat, with its relatively large and unprotected fuel tanks, the result was predictable.
- Along the edges of the convoys sailed a variety of ships: graceful sloops, chunky corvettes, slim gunboats like the Dutch Soemba, antisubmarine patrol craft, fast PT boats, and everywhere sleek destroyers.
- Serving in small plywood craft much like the more famous American PT boats, the Coastal Forces wreaked havoc with Axis forces in British and foreign waters.
- Though the PT boat's trio of 1500 horsepower Higgins engines were well past their prime, the Legless Lilly managed a respectable cruising speed of twenty knots.
- Looking like larger versions of the American PT boats that cruised the South Seas in the Second World War, Singapore's patrol craft guard the trade on which the island-state's prosperity depends.

Origin

1940s: from P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat.

单词	PT boat
释义	Definition of PT boat in English: PT boat nounpiːˈtiːbəʊtpiːˈtiːbəʊt US A motor torpedo boat used by the military. Example sentencesExamples Serving in small plywood craft much like the more famous American PT boats, the Coastal Forces wreaked havoc with Axis forces in British and foreign waters. Looking like larger versions of the American PT boats that cruised the South Seas in the Second World War, Singapore's patrol craft guard the trade on which the island-state's prosperity depends. For the wooden PT boat, with its relatively large and unprotected fuel tanks, the result was predictable. Though the PT boat's trio of 1500 horsepower Higgins engines were well past their prime, the Legless Lilly managed a respectable cruising speed of twenty knots. Along the edges of the convoys sailed a variety of ships: graceful sloops, chunky corvettes, slim gunboats like the Dutch Soemba, antisubmarine patrol craft, fast PT boats, and everywhere sleek destroyers. Origin 1940s: from P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat.. Definition of PT boat in US English: PT boat nounpiːˈtiːbəʊt US A motorboat equipped with torpedoes and used by the military, especially during World War II. Example sentencesExamples For the wooden PT boat, with its relatively large and unprotected fuel tanks, the result was predictable. Along the edges of the convoys sailed a variety of ships: graceful sloops, chunky corvettes, slim gunboats like the Dutch Soemba, antisubmarine patrol craft, fast PT boats, and everywhere sleek destroyers. Serving in small plywood craft much like the more famous American PT boats, the Coastal Forces wreaked havoc with Axis forces in British and foreign waters. Though the PT boat's trio of 1500 horsepower Higgins engines were well past their prime, the Legless Lilly managed a respectable cruising speed of twenty knots. Looking like larger versions of the American PT boats that cruised the South Seas in the Second World War, Singapore's patrol craft guard the trade on which the island-state's prosperity depends. Origin 1940s: from P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat.
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