pt boat

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /paɪnt boʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /paɪnt boʊt/

Definitions of pt boat words

noun pt boat a small, fast, lightly armed, unarmored, and highly maneuverable boat used chiefly for torpedoing enemy shipping. 1
noun pt boat patrol torpedo boat, the former US term for an MTB 0
noun pt boat motor torpedo boat 0

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Origin of pt boat

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

1940-45; p(atrol) t(orpedo)

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Parts of speech for Pt boat

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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pt boat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pt boat usage trend in Literature

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