nap(h)tha launch

Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.

a motor launch using naphtha as fuel.

Quotations

1906

Upon returning to the city [Victoria] they go, perhaps to one of the boat houses and secure seats in a naptha launch.

1923

There have been times when . . . skimming away in little naptha launches . . . has seemed an enviable lot.