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destroyer
[ dih-stroi-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that destroys.
- a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5-inch (13-centimeter) guns.
destroyer
/ ɪˈٰɔɪə /
noun
- a small fast lightly armoured but heavily armed warship
- a person or thing that destroys
Other 51Թ Forms
- -·ٰDzİ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of destroyer1
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The Royal Navy said its operation began on Sunday after tanker Tidesurge had monitored the destroyer in the North Sea and through the Strait of Dover.
On Friday morning, Trump offered rare bipartisan praise of Schumer's decision to let the bill advance, writing that "a non pass would be a Country destroyer, approval will lead us to new heights".
The quirk is that England's destroyer 10 years ago will be the one to plot the path ahead to ultimately regain the world titles lost.
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, told the BBC last year that AI will not be a "mass destroyer of jobs" and human workers will learn to work with new technologies.
He said he spent five hours in the water on a Carley float before rescue by a destroyer took him back to Plymouth to recover.
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