English Dictionary

swiftboat

名詞

限定用法 通常

A type of gunboat used by the United States military on inland waterways. / (usually used attributively) A smear campaign based on specious claims.

日本語の意味

米軍が内陸水路で使用したガンボートの一種 / （通常は形容詞的に用いられる）見せかけの主張に基づく中傷キャンペーン

The swiftboat patrolled the narrow river, its engines churning as the crew scanned the banks for signs of enemy activity.

その米軍の河川用砲艦は狭い川を哨戒し、乗組員が敵の動きを探して岸辺を見渡す中、エンジンを轟かせていた。

意味（1）

A type of gunboat used by the United States military on inland waterways.

The men narrowly missed death when the swiftboat in front of theirs took a direct hit from a Communist rocket-propelled grenade.

意味（2）

(usually used attributively) A smear campaign based on specious claims.

Lately, however, Republican swiftboat attacks have begun to fall short.

swiftboats （ plural ）