Destroyer
11Destroyer — For other uses, see Destroyer (disambiguation). USS Winston S.Churchill, a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet …
12Destroyer — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Destroyer (homonymie). Vue du USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) de la classe Arleigh Burke de l US Navy (Flight I). Dans la terminol …
13destroyer — /di stroy euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that destroys. 2. a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5 in. (13 cm) guns. [1350 1400; ME destroiere (cf. OF destruiere). See DESTROY, ER1] * * * Fast naval vessel used to protect other… …
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15destroyer — [[t]dɪstrɔ͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] destroyers 1) N COUNT A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship. 2) N COUNT: with poss, usu N of n Something or someone that is described as a destroyer destroys things or people. The company is the world s largest… …
16destroyer — n. a tank destroyer * * * [dɪs trɔɪə] a tank destroyer …
17destroyer — UK [dɪˈstrɔɪə(r)] / US [dɪˈstrɔɪər] noun [countable] Word forms destroyer : singular destroyer plural destroyers a small fast ship used for fighting enemy ships …
18destroyer — noun Destroyer is used before these nouns: ↑escort …
19destroyer — is., ask., Fr. destroyer Muhrip …
20destroyer — noun (C) 1 a small fast military ship with guns 2 someone or something that destroys things or people: They feared photography would be the destroyer of art …
