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noun
Former name of destroyer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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noun
small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: destroyer, guided missile destroyer
History
From torpedo boat + destroyer. From being a type of combatant originally specialized to counter the newly introduced torpedo boat.
Across languages
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