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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A fast, maneuverable, lightly armed vessel, 60 to 100 feet (18 to 30 meters) in length, used to torpedo enemy shipping.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[p(atrol) + t(orpedo) boat.]

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