patrol boat
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3.5
- noun
- /pəˈtroʊl boʊt/
- Specialized
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patrullera
- The patrol boat monitored the coastline for illegal fishing activity.
- a 123-foot patrol boat
- a foot patrol boat
- a Japanese patrol boat
So that is a South Korean patrol boat that was shot at by the North Koreans.
- So that is a South Korean patrol boat that was shot at by the North Koreans.
- Suddenly Croatian patrol boats start coming alongside of us and they're like making sure that we don't eventually go to the island.
- The Border Patrol boat come pulling in.
Examples
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A British patrol boat.
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We'll hide there until the patrol boat comes.
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This is the this is a patrol boat from the Coast Guard.
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Get the patrol boat ready!
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From out of nowhere, a patrol boat appeared.
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That's a patrol boat coming towards us.
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I've gotta get back to the patrol boat.
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We've got company- a patrol boat.
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On New Year's Day, Kuniholm's morning was interrupted by reports of an attack on an American patrol boat.
Blog text (29) -
Park Police and Coast Guard patrol boats motored more bodies and more debris out of the river.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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3.3
A large boat or ship used for travel on water
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6.6
A small armed boat that moves in shallow water near coasts and rivers
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3.7
A ship used by the navy or coast guard to watch and protect the sea
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3.0
Police officers use a boat to patrol harbors and keep people safe on the water
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5.0
A small armed boat used near coasts or rivers to patrol and fight
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8.1
A small fast US Navy boat with torpedoes used in World War II
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5.2
A boat that watches and protects a harbor or ships
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6.3
A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
A small boat that patrols and watches for danger near a harbor or fleet
A small fast boat used to scout and carry messages for larger ships
A small fast navy boat that carries torpedoes to attack ships
A small, fast boat with light weapons used to attack or patrol
A small, fast war boat used for quick attacks and patrols
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small vessel used to monitor or protect an area' is directly derivable from combining 'patrol' (the activity/unit that monitors an area) with 'boat' (a small craft) — i.e. a boat used for patrol. This is a regular, compositional noun+noun compound common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Patrol boat comes from two simple words: a patrol is moving around to watch and a boat is a small ship. Picture a small, fast boat going back and forth along the coast to spot trouble, so it means 'a small boat that watches and protects an area'.