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Definition of PT boat
1. Noun. A small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat.
Lexicographical Neighbors of PT Boat
| PSl. PT PTA PTB PTC PTCA PTFE PTH PTO PTOL | PTSD PTT PTW PTWC PT boat (current term) PU PUBS PUC PUE PUR | PUS PV PVA PVAL PVAc PVC PVD PVDC PVN |
Literary usage of PT boat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Expts. were made to show the reducing action of H on the slag. For this purpose,
the latter was placed in a Pt boat ..."
2. Monopolies and Trusts in America, 1895-1899 by Fanny Borden (1906)
"Par. 1873. nouvelle ser. v. i-po, 8°. Par. 1874-97. Imp. nat. 102 pt. Boat. ath.
Ser. 1; v. 66-68 wanting ; table, v. 1-40. ..."
3. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"The Navy wanted it as a PT-boat base, to keep down the Jap barge traffic along
the south coast of New Britain. The Army wanted to go there because the plans ..."
4. The Air Force and the Great Engine War by Robert W. Drewes (1995)
"As a result, when the components to power a PT boat were reduced in size, GE was
much closer to having a jet engine suitable for an aircraft. ..."
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