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Definition of destroyer
1 : one that destroys
2 : a small fast warship used especially to support larger vessels and usually armed with guns, depth charges, torpedoes, and often guided missiles
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Examples of destroyer in a Sentence
The pamphlet describes alcohol as a destroyer of families.
Recent Examples of destroyer from the Web
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Kennedy served as a naval officer in the South Pacific, commanding the Patrol Torpedo Craft (PT) 109 following the attack on Pearl Harbor, when a Japanese destroyer struck his boat.
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My puppy, Pan, is a dog bed destroyer, and has ruined several regular beds already.
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After interviewing Filipino crewmembers, the coast guard has changed the collision time to 1:30 a.m. The ACX Crystal collided with the USS Fitzgerald off Japan’s coast early Saturday morning, killing seven of the destroyer’s crew of nearly 300.
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The ACX Crystal collided with the USS Fitzgerald off Japan's coast, killing seven of the destroyer's crew of nearly 300.
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The day before, while near its home base port in Yokosuka, Japan, the destroyer crashed into a Philippine container ship about four times its size.
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Two of the sailors who were killed when a cargo ship and the Navy destroyer Fitzgerald collided on Friday were from the San Diego area.
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Seven sailors had been missing following the 2:30 a.m. incident, in which a Japanese-chartered container ship named the ACX Crystal broadsided the USS Fitzgerald, caving in part of the destroyer’s starboard side.
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In a period of seconds, a 29,000-ton cargo ship loaded with containers plowed into its right side, crushing a large section of the destroyer’s main structure, including the captain’s cabin and sleeping quarters for 116 sailors below the...
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First Known Use of destroyer
14th century
DESTROYER Defined for English Language Learners
destroyer
playDefinition of destroyer for English Language Learners
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: a small and fast military ship that protects bigger ships
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: something that causes the destruction of something
DESTROYER Defined for Kids
destroyer
playDefinition of destroyer for Students
1 : someone or something that ruins or ends something
2 : a small fast warship armed with guns, torpedoes, and sometimes missiles
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