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.
Nearby words
torontonian, torose, torpedo, torpedo boat, torpedo tube, torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedoman, torpex, torpid, torpor, torpor retinae
Origin of torpedo-boat destroyer
First recorded in 1890–95
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Examples from the Web for torpedo-boat destroyer
It was arranged that a torpedo-boat-destroyer should follow him, and this afforded an element of safety.
Learning to Fly|Claude Grahame-White
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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