| 单词 | picket boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspicket boat picket boat n. a vessel used for reconnoitring, or scouting in advance of the fleet, or on a river in military operations. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel spy-boat1637 guard-ship1689 station ship1693 scout-ship1694 guard-boat1696 scout1706 lookout1761 lookout ship1762 watch-boat1789 patrol boat1854 spy-ship1858 picket boat1861 picket launch1864 scout vessel1869 vedette boat1884 picket ship1898 coastal1912 P boat1917 spotter1931 radar picket1945 1861 E. A. Duyckinck National Hist. War for Union 428/2 Captain Case immediately reported the fact to the President and secretary of war, who received the confirmation of the picket boats with great satisfaction. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 13 June 28 On the far side of the harbour, was the dockyard, with its cranes and bustling tugs and picket boats. 1987 in J. McPhee Control of Nature (1989) 87 Kent is a picket boat... Kent's job is to catch, hold, and assist any vessel in trouble. < as lemmas |
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