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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.
Origin:
1890–95
1890–95
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Torpedo-boat destroyer
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| torpedo-boat destroyer | |
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| (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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