mosquito-craft

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• mosquito craft — noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito boat, ↑motor torpedo boat • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat …   Useful english dictionary

• mosquito craft — n. PT boat, small fast patrol boat equipped with machine guns and torpedoes (Military) …   English contemporary dictionary

• mosquito boat — noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito craft, ↑motor torpedo boat • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat * * * noun : motor torp …   Useful english dictionary

• Mosquito Fleet — Virginia V, last of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet The term Mosquito Fleet has had nine main meanings in U.S. naval and maritime history: It is the term used to describe the United States Navy s fleet of small gunboats, leading up to and during… …   Wikipedia

• Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet — Steamboats at Colman Dock, Seattle, WA, circa 1912. Indianapolis is the large steamer on the right The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was a large number of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound… …   Wikipedia

• motor torpedo boat — noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito boat, ↑mosquito craft • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat * * * noun : a high speed 60 to 100 ft. motorboat mounting two or four torpedo tubes… …   Useful english dictionary

• PT boat — n. US a motor torpedo boat. Etymology: Patrol Torpedo * * * noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑mosquito boat, ↑mosquito craft, ↑motor torpedo boat • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat …   Useful english dictionary

• torpedo boat — noun small high speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters • Hypernyms: ↑warship, ↑war vessel, ↑combat ship • Hyponyms: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito boat, ↑mosquito craft, ↑motor torpedo boat …   Useful english dictionary

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