"torpedo boat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: torpedo boats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} torpedo boat (plural torpedo boats)
  1. A small, high-speed warship designed to fire torpedoes, especially in coastal waters. Wikipedia link: en:torpedo boat Categories (topical): Warships Hyponyms (motor torpedo boat, MTB): PT boat Derived forms: motor torpedo boat (alt: MTB), TB, torpedo-boat destroyer Related terms: patrol boat, gunboat, monitor, cutter Translations (warship designed to fire torpedoes): torpédový člun [masculine] (Czech), torpédovka [feminine] (Czech), torpedoboot [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), torpedovene (Finnish), torpilleur [masculine] (French), Torpedoboot [neuter] (German), טַרְפֶּדֶת (tarpedet) [feminine] (Hebrew), torpediniera [feminine] (Italian), lanciatorpedini [masculine] (Italian), poti-tōpīto (Maori), torpedowiec [masculine] (Polish), torpedeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), torpido bot [masculine] (Turkish), torpedabot (Volapük)

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