torpedo boat in British English
noun
(formerly) a small high-speed warship designed to carry out torpedo attacks in coastal waters
torpedo boat in American English
US
a small, fast, maneuverable warship with torpedoes as its main weaponry
torpedo boat in American English
noun
a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping
Word origin
[1800–10, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chlorine, gong, pueblo, rejuvenate, sodiumImage oftorpedo boat
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Examples of 'torpedo boat' in a sentencetorpedo boat
- 利落
- 利诱
- 别
- to flash by or past
- to flash one's headlights
- to flatten o.s. against a wall
- to flatter o.s. (that ... )
- to flex one's muscles
- to flex your muscles
- to flinch from
- to flip a coin
- to flip a pancake
- to flirt with an idea
- to flog a dead horse
- to flood into
- to flood the market
- to flush the toilet
- to fly in formation
- to fly in the face of
- to fly into a rage
- to fly off the handle
- to fly open
- to fly the coop
- to fly the flag
- to fob sb off