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torpedo-boat destroyer
[ tawr-pee-doh-boht ]
/ tÉrËpi doÊËboÊt /
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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 1890â95
Words nearby torpedo-boat destroyer
Toronto Blessing, Torontonian, torose, torpedo, torpedo boat, torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedoman, torpedo tube, Torpex, torpid, torpor
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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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