mystery ship
now historical
noun
(Chiefly in the First World War (1914–18)) an armed and camouflaged merchant vessel used as a decoy or to destroy submarines; = Q-boat.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Kia-ora.
- tortelli
- tortellini
- tortfeasor
- torticollis
- tortie
- tortilla
- tortilla chip
- tortilla espanola
- tortilla española
- tortilleria
- tortious
- tortiously
- tortoise
- tortoise beetle
- tortoise-like
- tortoiseshell
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tortoiseshell cat
- Tortola
- tortoni
- tortricid
- tortrix
- tortrix moth
- tortuosity
- tortuous