WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
PT boat, [U.S. Mil.]
  1. Militarya small, fast, lightly armed, unarmored, and highly maneuverable boat used chiefly for torpedoing enemy shipping. Also called mosquito boat, motor torpedo boat. 
  • p(atrol) t(orpedo) 1940–45

'PT boat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mosquito boat - motor torpedo boat

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