assault boat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of assault boat
First recorded in 1940–45
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When noon came, an assault boat with a few steel-helmeted Irgunists ventured toward the beach, and despite Haganah fire set up a small beachhead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Egypt can easily put commandos across the canal by helicopter and assault boat.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was an assault boat stuck, so I ran out to help push it off.
From Time Magazine Archive
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