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destroyer

[dih-stroi-er] / dɪˈstrɔɪ ər /


NOUN
a swift armed surface vessel
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Two other destroyers have been seen in the eastern Mediterranean near the Souda Bay US base, and one more in the Red Sea.

From BBC

The vessels - a guided missile destroyer and fast combat support ship - have both continued sailing safely from the site of the incident near South America.

From BBC

Seventeen sailors died in two separate collisions between Navy destroyers and merchant ships in the Pacific in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal

The five guided-missile destroyers in the region could also be used to block or influence the movement of oil tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it was a tour de force from the NFL’s No. 1 destroyers of offense.

From The Wall Street Journal