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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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Nearby words

  1. torose,
  2. torous,
  3. torpedo,
  4. torpedo boat,
  5. torpedo tube,
  6. torpedoman,
  7. torpex,
  8. torpid,
  9. torpidly,
  10. torpor

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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