torpedo-boat destroyer

[ tawr-pee-doh-boht ]

/ tɔrˈpi doʊˌboʊt /

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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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Origin of torpedo-boat destroyer

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby torpedo-boat destroyer

Toronto Blessing, Torontonian, torose, torpedo, torpedo boat, torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedoman, torpedo tube, Torpex, torpid, torpor

How to use torpedo-boat destroyer in a sentence

My captain on the boat, Brazakka, he wanted me to do this Hemingway bit, with the white stubble, and he wanted the hero angle.
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The last time there was a raid of this scale was in 2001, when 52 men were arrested on Queen Boat, a floating disco on the Nile.
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On Belgika, Botala and his family watched as the white men loaded their families into a large boat and took off for Kisangani.
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Translators—many of whom came by boat themselves—work through the crowds with Italian authorities to take down names and details.
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“When the smuggler boat is ready, they call you,” Saed says.
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The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
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Hoosier hurried on board the boat, and followed Dick's instructions to the letter.
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But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
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The Comet started on her first trip up the Arkansas, being the first steam boat that ascended that river.
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That he laughed at their folly, and went himself in the boat, ordering his men to take a strong cable along with them.
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British Dictionary definitions for torpedo-boat destroyer

torpedo-boat destroyer

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

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