destroyer
nounEtymology
Inherited from Middle English destroyour, destroyere; By surface analysis, destroy + -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.
- inherited from destroyour
Definitions
That which destroys something.
- But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels.
- These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar.
A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a…
A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or…
A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA