destroyer
Phonetic
US /dɪˈstrɔɪər/UK /dɪˈstrɔɪə(r)/
Translations
NOUNThat which destroys something., 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 anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
A starship of comparable role., 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.
Variants
- destroyers: Plural
Examples
Sunday came three days after a US Navy destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait in a “freedom of navigation” operation, the first such voyage reported by the US Navy this year
Source:edition.cnn.com
China’s military drills Sunday came three days after a US Navy destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait in a “freedom of navigation” operation, the first such voyage reported by the US Navy this year
Source:edition.cnn.com
Back in 2019, the Trump White House asked the Navy to hide a destroyer/dɪˈstrɔɪər/ named after Senator John McCain in order to avoid having the ship appear in photographs taken while Mr.
Source:www.nytimes.com
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