Spyboat

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A boat sent to make discoveries and bring intelligence.

    "Mr. Huet thinks that the custom they had of giving the colour of the Sea to the Hulks , Sails and Mariners of their Spy-boats to keep them from being discover'd, came from the Veneti"

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"This is a North Korean spyboat."

Etymology

From spy + boat.

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