picket boat
noun
a vessel used to patrol a harbor.
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Origin of picket boat
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby picket boat
pickerelweed, Pickering, pickeringite, picker-upper, picket, picket boat, picket fence, picket line, Pickett, Pickford, pick holes in
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Example sentences from the Web for picket boat
This boat was later further demolished by a gallant British picket-boat attack.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham BowerI remember the same thing occurring on the 'Tremendous's' picket-boat Yes, they're switching off.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.|Percy F. WestermanEven the commonplace precaution of sending out a picket-boat had not been taken.
The Gulf and Inland Waters|A. T. Mahan