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picket ship::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | picket |
Examples of picket ship
picket ship
Using the darkness, he succeeded in slipping past the British picket-ship unobserved, but was prevented from entering the Gulf by a strong headwind.
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The ship carried a number of smaller boats, including one picket boat, three barges, two launches, two yawls, and two dinghies.
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The Atlanta, commissioned a month ago, is on a test run, honing ship and crew for duty, before they go on station as a stealthy picket in the outer rim of U.S. defense.
From the time.com
Destroyers and destroyer escorts, doing radar picket duty, were hit hard, as the inexperienced pilots dived at the first American ship they spotted instead of waiting to get at the big carriers.
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