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assault boat
noun
- a portable boat used for landing troops on beaches and for crossing rivers.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of assault boat1
First recorded in 1940–45
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A shell screamed into an assault boat just as the ramp was lowered.
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Henry Herschell Mosley of the 84th Infantry Division was crossing the Ruhr River in an assault boat near Linnich, Germany, on Feb. 23, 1945, when German machine guns opened fire.
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Graff found Frommelt’s body in an assault boat drawn up on the shore.
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“His assault boat landing craft was constantly being repaired in Yokohama,†his wife said, “so he started to study Japanese.â€
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Clarius Riggs, who left the assault boat in front of me, went under, shot to death.
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