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destroyer

[dih-stroi-er]

noun

  1. a person or thing that destroys.

  2. a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5-inch (13-centimeter) guns.



destroyer

/ ɪˈٰɔɪə /

noun

  1. a small fast lightly armoured but heavily armed warship

  2. a person or thing that destroys

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • self-destroyer noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of destroyer1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English destroiere (compare Old French destruiere ); destroy, -er 1
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This warship is one of two brand new 5,000-ton naval destroyers North Korea has built over the past year and launched since April.

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Johnson reported a North Vietnamese attack on U.S. destroyers that many experts later concluded never happened.

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In this campaign, the Nazis styled themselves as saviors, rather than mere destroyers, of culture.

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Last month I visited South Korea's flagship shipyard in Ulsan on the south coast - the largest in the world – where Hyundai Heavy Industries builds 40-50 new ships a year, including naval destroyers.

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Over the weekend, Pyongyang also detained three officials at the northern Chongjin shipyard, where the destroyer was built and where its launch failed.

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