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destroyer

[dih-stroi-er] / dɪˈstrɔɪ ər /


NOUN
a swift armed surface vessel
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And the Royal Navy can muster only a handful of frigates, destroyers and nuclear submarines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Single-stock funds are widely considered to be value destroyers in the long run, in part because sharp, leveraged declines require significantly larger gains to recover from.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US military now has 13 warships stationed in the Middle East: the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which arrived late last month, nine destroyers and three frigates.

From Barron's

USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has also been deployed, along with destroyers, combat ships and fighter jets.

From BBC

USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is also being deployed, joining an increase of destroyers, combat ships and fighter jets.

From BBC