Meaning Of The Word Torpedo-boat destroyer

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Torpedo-boat destroyer Meaning

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Torpedo-boat destroyer Definition

What's The Definition Of Torpedo-boat destroyer?

torpedo-boat destroyer in British English
a former warship like a torpedo boat but larger and more heavily armed, originally designed to destroy torpedo boats
noun: (formerly) a large powerful high-speed torpedo boat designed to destroy enemy torpedo boats: a forerunner of the modern destroyer, from which the name is derived
noun: a vessel somewhat larger than the ordinary torpedo boat, designed for destroying torpedo boats or as a more powerful form of torpedo boat

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