destroyer

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North Korea also recently carried out missile tests from the naval Choe Hyon destroyer, claiming the country was in the process of "arming the Navy with nuclear weapons".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

That rebel group put heavy pressure on U.S. forces and aircraft carriers, contributing to a number of accidents, including one where a U.S. destroyer shot down an American jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He said the Type 45 destroyer would leave "in the next few days, as soon as it's got ammunition on board" but did not say how long it would take to arrive in the Mediterranean.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Then an RAF base in Cyprus came under Iranian drone attack anyway, so Mr. Starmer deployed a Royal Navy destroyer to defend it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In the winter of wet years the streams ran full-freshet, and they swelled the river until sometimes it raged and boiled, bank full, and then it was a destroyer.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck