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destroyer
[dih-stroi-er]
noun
a person or thing that destroys.
a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5-inch (13-centimeter) guns.
destroyer
/ ɪˈٰɔɪə /
noun
a small fast lightly armoured but heavily armed warship
a person or thing that destroys
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-destroyer noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of destroyer1
Example Sentences
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.
Johnson reported a North Vietnamese attack on U.S. destroyers that many experts later concluded never happened.
In this campaign, the Nazis styled themselves as saviors, rather than mere destroyers, of culture.
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.
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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