torpedo boatn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: torˈpedo boat.

A vessel carrying one or more torpedoes; now a small, fast warship from which torpedoes are discharged.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > torpedo boat

torpedo boat1810

torpedo-vessel1877

torpedo craft1885

torpedo destroyer1896

T.B.1897

mosquito boat1911

oily wad1925

MTB1936

PT boat1941

torpilleur1950

1810 Fulton Torpedo War 44 It would be difficult for a Torpedo boat to depart from any port of America, and return without being detected.

1865 in Morning Star 2 Feb. They took advantage of the storm and darkness to send down a fleet of eight vessels of war and three torpedo boats.

1880 Standard 29 Dec. 6/1 The first [torpedo boat] ever known being a very primitive model, invented by Captain David Bushnell, of the Engineer Corps, United States Army, and launched in New York harbour in 1776.

1898 Harper's Mag. Nov. 830 She is building twelve new first~class torpedo-boats and four destroyers.

Compounds

C1. attributive and in other combinations, as torpedo-boat engagement, torpedo-boat workshop.

ΚΠ

1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 59 But torpedo-boat people are accustomed to put up with many things of which landsmen have little idea.

C2.

torpedo-boat destroyer n. (also torpedo-boat catcher) a type of small, fast warship, originally designed to prevent torpedo boats from operating against a fleet.The torpedo-catcher, officially termed torpedo-gunboat, was superseded in 1893 by the torpedo boat destroyer, a larger, faster, and more powerful torpedo boat, designed for offensive purposes; the torpedo boat being appropriated to coast and harbour defence.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > anti-torpedo vessel

torpedo-catcher1877

catcher1885

torpedo-boat destroyer1893

torpedo destroyer1896

T.B.D.1897

1893 Daily News 14 Feb. 8/7 They are to be termed Torpedo-boat Destroyers, and in size will be between a torpedo catcher of the sharpshooter class and a first-class torpedo boat.

1895 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 122 51 The..torpedo-boat catchers, as they were then [1886] called–the name has since been changed to torpedo gun-boat.

1895 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 122 79 They had been called torpedo-boat destroyers or catchers.

1901 F. T. Jane in New Penny Mag. 30 Nov. 205/1 We had..a number of torpedo-boat catchers, which..were unable to catch the craft they were intended to chase.

Derivatives

torpedo-boat v. (transitive) to furnish or arm with torpedo boats.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Dec. 5/2 To torpedo boat our coast on the German, Russian, or Austrian scale we should require not 100 torpedo boats, but 1,000.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	torpedo boat
释义	torpedo boatn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: torˈpedo boat. A vessel carrying one or more torpedoes; now a small, fast warship from which torpedoes are discharged. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > torpedo boat torpedo boat1810 torpedo-vessel1877 torpedo craft1885 torpedo destroyer1896 T.B.1897 mosquito boat1911 oily wad1925 MTB1936 PT boat1941 torpilleur1950 1810 Fulton Torpedo War 44 It would be difficult for a Torpedo boat to depart from any port of America, and return without being detected. 1865 in Morning Star 2 Feb. They took advantage of the storm and darkness to send down a fleet of eight vessels of war and three torpedo boats. 1880 Standard 29 Dec. 6/1 The first [torpedo boat] ever known being a very primitive model, invented by Captain David Bushnell, of the Engineer Corps, United States Army, and launched in New York harbour in 1776. 1898 Harper's Mag. Nov. 830 She is building twelve new first~class torpedo-boats and four destroyers. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations, as torpedo-boat engagement, torpedo-boat workshop. ΚΠ 1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 59 But torpedo-boat people are accustomed to put up with many things of which landsmen have little idea. C2. torpedo-boat destroyer n. (also torpedo-boat catcher) a type of small, fast warship, originally designed to prevent torpedo boats from operating against a fleet.The torpedo-catcher, officially termed torpedo-gunboat, was superseded in 1893 by the torpedo boat destroyer, a larger, faster, and more powerful torpedo boat, designed for offensive purposes; the torpedo boat being appropriated to coast and harbour defence. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > anti-torpedo vessel torpedo-catcher1877 catcher1885 torpedo-boat destroyer1893 torpedo destroyer1896 T.B.D.1897 1893 Daily News 14 Feb. 8/7 They are to be termed Torpedo-boat Destroyers, and in size will be between a torpedo catcher of the sharpshooter class and a first-class torpedo boat. 1895 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 122 51 The..torpedo-boat catchers, as they were then [1886] called–the name has since been changed to torpedo gun-boat. 1895 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 122 79 They had been called torpedo-boat destroyers or catchers. 1901 F. T. Jane in New Penny Mag. 30 Nov. 205/1 We had..a number of torpedo-boat catchers, which..were unable to catch the craft they were intended to chase. Derivatives torpedo-boat v. (transitive) to furnish or arm with torpedo boats.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Dec. 5/2 To torpedo boat our coast on the German, Russian, or Austrian scale we should require not 100 torpedo boats, but 1,000. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1810
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