torpedo boat

noun

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

Meanings

nountorpedo boat (plural torpedo boats)

plural torpedo boats

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

Translations

Czech torpédový člun, torpédovka
  • torpédový člunwarship designed to fire torpedoes
  • torpédovkawarship designed to fire torpedoes
Dutch torpedoboot
  • torpedobootwarship designed to fire torpedoes
Finnish torpedovene
  • torpedovenewarship designed to fire torpedoes
French torpilleur
  • torpilleurwarship designed to fire torpedoes
German Torpedoboot
  • Torpedobootwarship designed to fire torpedoes
Hebrew טַרְפֶּדֶת
  • טַרְפֶּדֶת (tarpedet)warship designed to fire torpedoes
Italian torpediniera, lanciatorpedini
  • torpedinierawarship designed to fire torpedoes
  • lanciatorpediniwarship designed to fire torpedoes
Māori poti-tōpīto
  • poti-tōpītowarship designed to fire torpedoes
Polish torpedowiec
  • torpedowiecwarship designed to fire torpedoes
Portuguese torpedeiro
  • torpedeirowarship designed to fire torpedoes
Turkish torpido bot
  • torpido botwarship designed to fire torpedoes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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