torpedo-boat destroyer
torpedo-boat destroyer · torpedo-boat destroyers
Former name of destroyerFormer name of destroyer.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)Former name of destroyer.
More definitions
- small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From torpedo boat + destroyer. From being a type of combatant originally specialized to coFrom torpedo boat + destroyer. From being a type of combatant originally specialized to counter the newly introduced torpedo boat.
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