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picket boat

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noun

a vessel used to patrol a harbor.

Origin of picket boat

First recorded in 1865–70

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for picket boat

Historical Examples of picket boat

This boat was later further demolished by a gallant British picket-boat attack.
The Story of Our Submarines
John Graham Bower
Even the commonplace precaution of sending out a picket-boat had not been taken.
The Gulf and Inland Waters
A. T. Mahan
I remember the same thing occurring on the 'Tremendous's' picket-boat Yes, they're switching off.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.
Percy F. Westerman