mosquito fleet

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noun

a group or fleet of PT boats or other small, armed boats.

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Origin of mosquito fleet

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby mosquito fleet

mosque, mosquito, mosquito boat, Mosquito Coast, mosquitofish, mosquito fleet, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, mosquito net, mosquito netting, moss

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 Beebe
Then 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. Drake
The mosquito fleet that had surrounded her, hoping for some stray pickings, had dispersed.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

But the French "mosquito fleet," consisting of destroyers, torpedo boats and submarines, is comparatively large.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)|Various