swift boat
Fast military vessel
Swift boat refers to a fast, shallow-draft patrol boat used by the U.S.
Navy during the Vietnam War.
The term gained political currency in 2004 when veterans attacked presidential candidate John Kerry's war record, spawning the verb swift-boat: to undermine an opponent through aggressive, often misleading attacks on their perceived strength.
They tried to swift-boat her on her business record.
Small armed naval vessel
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- speedboatFast motorized watercraft
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
inflatable · hull · deck · bow · stern · propeller · outboard · throttle
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- candidatePerson seeking selection
voting · smear · character assassination · defamation · slander · discredit · mudslinging · Kerry
Regular surveillance route
- navyMaritime military force
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- SEALsNaval special forces
marines · Mekong Delta · Vietnam War · riverine · gunboat · machine gun · ambush · insertion
Speedy, or skip eating
- quickMoving with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
maneuverable · acceleration · knots · planing · hydroplane · responsive · lightweight
gunboat
Small armed naval vessel
- motorboatEngine-propelled watercraft
- speedboatFast motorized watercraft
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
skiff · inflatable · hull · deck · bow · stern · propeller · outboard · throttle · wake
election
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- propagandaBiased information for influence
candidate · voting · smear · character assassination · defamation · slander · discredit · mudslinging · Kerry · veteran
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- navyMaritime military force
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
SEALs · marines · Mekong Delta · Vietnam War · riverine · gunboat · machine gun · ambush · insertion · extraction
fast
Speedy, or skip eating
nimble · maneuverable · acceleration · knots · planing · hydroplane · responsive · lightweight
- Coast Guardlighthouse, gunboat, Coastie, buoys, coast guard
- Vietnam War GearM16, AK-47, Huey, napalm, flak jacket
- warshipsbattleship, turret, frigates, battleships, destroyers
- patrol boatsPBR, coast guard cutter, harbor patrol, interceptor
- small boatsdinghy, skiff, kayak, canoe, rowboat
swift boataircraft carrier
Warship with flight deck
battleship · destroyer · cruiser · frigate · submarine
swift boattanker
Vessel for liquid bulk
barge · cargo ship · freighter · supertanker · oil tanker
swift, boat, swiftly, swiftness, swifter, swiftest, boats, boating, boated