mosquito fleet
noun
a group or fleet of PT boats or other small, armed boats.
Origin of mosquito fleet
1First recorded in 1795–1805
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How to use mosquito fleet in a sentence
But the smaller steamers and gunboats of the "mosquito fleet" went in, and the town was surrendered without firing a shot.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.This was only one of many encounters that the mosquito fleet had with the pirates.
Four American Naval Heroes | Mabel BeebeThen a mighty cheer went up from the men of the mosquito fleet, in which the passengers aboard the Glasgow joined with a will.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea | Robert L. DrakeThe mosquito fleet that had surrounded her, hoping for some stray pickings, had dispersed.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayBut the French "mosquito fleet," consisting of destroyers, torpedo boats and submarines, is comparatively large.
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