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noun
- 1. a small, fast warship, especially one equipped for a defensive role against submarines and aircraft.
- 2. a person or thing that destroys something: "this starfish has a bad reputation as a destroyer of coral reefs"
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In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats.
: a small fast warship used especially to support larger vessels and usually armed with guns, depth charges, torpedoes, and often guided missiles. Examples of destroyer in a Sentence. The pamphlet describes alcohol as a destroyer of families.
DESTROYER definition: 1. a small fast military ship 2. a person or thing that destroys something 3. a small fast military…. Learn more.
Definitions of destroyer. noun. a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to. “a destroyer of the environment”. synonyms: ruiner, undoer, uprooter, waster. see more. noun. a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship. synonyms: guided missile destroyer.
Destroyer definition: a person or thing that destroys. . See examples of DESTROYER used in a sentence.
A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship. 2. countable noun [with poss, usually NOUN of noun] Something or someone that is described as a destroyer destroys things or people. The company is the world's largest destroyer of tropical forests. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
a person or thing that destroys something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The Navy. admiralty. aircraft carrier. cruiser. destroyer escort. dreadnought. fleet. gunboat. HMS. minesweeper. naval. pocket battleship. seaborne. seal. submarine. the Navy Seals. the USN. the WRNS. transport ship. troopship. U-boat. See more results »
Definition of destroyer noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define destroyer: a small and fast military ship that protects bigger ships—usage, synonyms, more.
Define destroyer. destroyer synonyms, destroyer pronunciation, destroyer translation, English dictionary definition of destroyer. n. 1. One that destroys: a destroyer of our environment. 2. A small, fast, highly maneuverable warship typically armed with an assortment of weapons such as...
