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destroyer

noun as in a swift armed surface vessel

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In October, a US guided missile destroyer docked at Trinidad for four days for another round of practice drills -- within firing range of Venezuela, whose government called it a "provocation."

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Last month, a US guided missile destroyer docked at Trinidad for four days for another round of practice drills -- within firing range of Venezuela, which called it a "provocation."

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This force includes the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, as well as a range of guided missile destroyers and amphibious assault ships capable of landing thousands of troops.

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Carbon becomes a sturdy middle-aged man, tirelessly constructing complex structures, while oxygen is a destroyer, ripping apart everything in its path.

But the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group, with several destroyers equipped with Tomahawk missiles, will boost the U.S. military’s capability to attack targets in the country, including Venezuela’s air defenses.

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