destroyer
IPA: dɪstrˈɔɪɝ
noun
- That which destroys something.
- (military, historical) A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
- (military) 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.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role.
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Examples of "destroyer" in Sentences
- Ted, the biggest nitpick I had was the German destroyers.
- The cruel, most feared lieutenant of Mishra the Destroyer.
- The disruption of the flow of water is also a destroyer of wetlands.
- The destroyer began to drop bombs to try to sink the enemy submarine.
- Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the preserver and I am the destroyer.
- She was last seen in an amorous relationship with Nijel the Destroyer.
- It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.
- The destroyer is to rejoin the Northern Fleet in the first half of 2010.
- Salutations to the destroyer and to the protector of all beings in bondage.
- Destroyers of the mausoleum were accused of fascism, barbarism, and vandalism.
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