torpedo-boat destroyer
See also: torpedo boat destroyer
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edittorpedo boat + destroyer. From being a type of combatant originally specialized to counter the newly introduced torpedo boat.
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edittorpedo-boat destroyer (plural torpedo-boat destroyers)
- (historical, nautical, military) Former name of destroyer.
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