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PT boat

noun

U.S. Military.

  1. a small, fast, lightly armed, unarmored, and highly maneuverable boat used chiefly for torpedoing enemy shipping.

PT boat

noun

  1. patrol torpedo boat, the former US term for an MTB Compare MTB

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of PT boat1

1940–45; p(atrol) t(orpedo)

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