destroyer
English edit
Etymology edit
destroy + -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ)
Noun edit
destroyer (plural destroyers)
- That which destroys something.
- (military, historical) A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
- (military) A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role.
Synonyms edit
- (one who destroys): devastator, decimator
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
that who/which destroys
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type of warship
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from English destroyer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
destroyer m (plural destroyers)
- (France, military) destroyer (warship)
- Synonym: contre-torpilleur
Further reading edit
- “destroyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English destroyer.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: des‧tro‧yer
Noun edit
destroyer (definite accusative destroyeri, plural destroyerler)