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destroyer

[dih-stroi-er] / dɪˈstrɔɪ ər /


NOUN
a swift armed surface vessel
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Friday’s missiles missed their target—one failed in flight and the other disappeared after a Navy destroyer launched SM-3 interceptors at them, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

American destroyers circulating permanently in the Gulf is a likely future.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ship is crewed by more than 4,000 sailors and is accompanied by multiple guided missile destroyers.

From Barron's

German subs were forced to surface in the presence of Allied destroyers or give up the fight, as they did.

From The Wall Street Journal