A vessel carrying one or more torpedoes; now a small, fast warship from which torpedoes are discharged.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > torpedo boat (13) torpedo boat1810 A vessel carrying one or more torpedoes; now a small, fast warship from which torpedoes are discharged. torpedo-vessel1877 torpedo craft1885 torpedo destroyer1896 a torpedo-boat destroyer (officially called simply ‘a destroyer’). T.B.1897 torpedo-boat. mosquito boat1911 a small gunboat, a motor torpedo boat. oily wad1925 (a) a torpedo boat burning fuel oil (now historical); (b) a seaman without a special skill, or with no ambition. MTB1936 motor torpedo boat. PT boat1941 patrol torpedo boat. torpilleur1950 A torpedo boat or destroyer in the French navy. Subcategories:— ship having charge of (2) — enemy torpedo boat (1) |
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