First Known Use: 1941
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PT boat
noun \ˌpē-ˈtē-, ˈpē-ˌ\
Definition of PT BOAT
: a small fast patrol craft usually armed with torpedoes, machine guns, and depth charges —called also PT
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Origin of PT BOAT
patrol torpedo
Rhymes with PT BOAT
anecdote, antidote, assault boat, asymptote, billy goat, Capriote, cashmere goat, casting vote, Corfiote, creosote, dead man's float, entrecôte, ferryboat, flying boat, get one's goat, Huhehot, locomote, matelote, miss the boat, morning coat, motorboat, mountain goat, nanny goat, overcoat, paddleboat, papillote, passing note, pedal-note, petticoat, picketboat, polo coat, powerboat, quarter note, redingote, riverboat, rock the boat, rubythroat, Shabuoth, Sialkot, sixteenth note, sticky note, sugarcoat, symbiote, table d'hôte, undercoat, yellowthroat
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