英语词汇pt boat的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pt boat
词源	PT boat. PT boats were prompted by Prohibition rather than war. The little boats were originally used by rumrunners be- cause they could outspeed the Coast Guard cutters of the day. Their inventor submitted their design to the Navy during World War II and they were introduced as Patrol Torpedo boats, al- though their size and annoyance to the enemy caused them to be dubbed mosquito boats as well.
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