crash boat

noun

A wooden speedboat used to rescue the crew of downed aircraft, chiefly in World War Two.

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Meanings

nouncrash boat (plural crash boats)

plural crash boats

  1. historicalA wooden speedboat used to rescue the crew of downed aircraft, chiefly in World War Two.
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APA

crash boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20boat

MLA

“crash boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20boat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crash boat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20boat.

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