contre-torpilleur
See also: contretorpilleur and contre torpilleur
French
editAlternative forms
edit- (France) contretorpilleur (post-1990 spelling)
- contre torpilleur
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcontre-torpilleur m (plural contre-torpilleurs)
- (North America, military, nautical) destroyer: a type of warship.
- Synonym: destroyer
- (historical, nautical, military) torpedo-boat destroyer
- (France, historical, nautical, military) Former name of destroyer.
Further reading
edit- “contre-torpilleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.