mosquito craft
1mosquito craft — noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito boat, ↑motor torpedo boat • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat …
2mosquito craft — n. PT boat, small fast patrol boat equipped with machine guns and torpedoes (Military) …
3mosquito boat — noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito craft, ↑motor torpedo boat • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat * * * noun : motor torp …
4Mosquito Fleet — Virginia V, last of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet The term Mosquito Fleet has had nine main meanings in U.S. naval and maritime history: It is the term used to describe the United States Navy s fleet of small gunboats, leading up to and during… …
5Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet — Steamboats at Colman Dock, Seattle, WA, circa 1912. Indianapolis is the large steamer on the right The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was a large number of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound… …
6motor torpedo boat — noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito boat, ↑mosquito craft • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat * * * noun : a high speed 60 to 100 ft. motorboat mounting two or four torpedo tubes… …
7PT boat — n. US a motor torpedo boat. Etymology: Patrol Torpedo * * * noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat • Syn: ↑mosquito boat, ↑mosquito craft, ↑motor torpedo boat • Hypernyms: ↑torpedo boat …
8torpedo boat — noun small high speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters • Hypernyms: ↑warship, ↑war vessel, ↑combat ship • Hyponyms: ↑PT boat, ↑mosquito boat, ↑mosquito craft, ↑motor torpedo boat …
9military aircraft — Introduction any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use. Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… …
10Powered hang glider — A foot launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider harness with a motor and propeller in pusher configuration. An ordinary hang glider is used for its wing and control frame …
