Examples of motor torpedo boat in a Sentence
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In 1943, Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
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BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2020
Battleships, cruisers, 122 destroyers, 360 motor torpedo boats and some 6,000 other ships approached unseen.
—Time, 6 June 2019
In 1943, US Navy Lieutenant (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2020
Battleships, cruisers, 122 destroyers, 360 motor torpedo boats and some 6,000 other ships approached unseen.
—Time, 6 June 2019
In 1943, US Navy Lieutenant (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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“Motor torpedo boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20torpedo%20boat. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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