torpedo boat

See also: torpedo-boat

English

Noun

torpedo boat (plural torpedo boats)

2. A high-speed marine vessel (small warship or large boat) designed to fire torpedoes, especially in coastal waters.

   Alternative form: TP (initialism)

   Hypernyms: boat, ship < craft, vessel

   Hyponyms: PT boat < motor torpedo boat, MTB

Derived terms

• motor torpedo boat, MTB
• TB
• torpedo-boat destroyer

Translations

warship designed to fire torpedoes

• Czech: torpédový člun m, torpédovka f
• Dutch: torpedoboot (nl) f or m
• Finnish: torpedovene (fi)
• French: torpilleur (fr) m
• German: Torpedoboot (de) n
• Hebrew: טַרְפֶּדֶת (he) f (tarpedet)
• Italian: torpediniera (it) f, lanciatorpedini m
• Māori: poti-tōpīto
• Polish: torpedowiec (pl) m
• Portuguese: torpedeiro (pt) m
• Russian:

  large steam-powered boat: миноно́сец (ru) m (minonósec)

  motor torpedo boat: торпе́дный ка́тер (ru) m (torpédnyj káter)

  small steam-powered boat: миноно́ска (ru) f (minonóska)

• Turkish: torpido bot (tr) m
• Volapük: torpedabot

See also

• patrol boat
• gunboat
• monitor
• cutter