cigarette-boat
cigarette-boat · cigarette-boats
A small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable…A small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.
Meaning
1 sensesA small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.
Origin
From their use as cigarette smuggling boats between the USA and Canada.From their use as cigarette smuggling boats between the USA and Canada.
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Forms
plural: cigarette-boatsSynonyms
2 synonymsa small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.:rum-runnergo-fast boat
See also
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