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destroyer

[dih-stroi-er] / dɪˈstrɔɪ ər /


NOUN
a swift armed surface vessel
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Or a destroyer of the music those gatekeepers want to protect?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The government has since dispatched HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer, to the region to protect the base, as part of wider defensive efforts.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The U.S. sent a P-8A Poseidon spy plane but elected not to send a destroyer as it had in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

He was picked out of the water by a destroyer.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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