English Explanatory Dictionary

destroyer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which destroys something.
  2. A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
  3. A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
  4. A starship of comparable role.

Pronunciation

/dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-destroyer.wav

Word forms

destroyer destroyers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English destroyour, destroyere; By surface analysis, destroy + -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.

Synonyms

devastator decimator

Derived words

command destroyer commerce destroyer destroyer escort destroyer leader destroyer minesweeper flag destroyer mealybug destroyer self-destroyer tank destroyer

Translations

Armenian: ականակիր Belarusian: эска́драны мінано́сец Belarusian: эсмі́нец Bulgarian: разруши́тел Bulgarian: еска́дрен миноно́сец Bulgarian: есми́нец Catalan: destructor Chinese Cantonese: 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰 Chinese: 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰 Chinese Mandarin: 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰 Czech: torpédoborec Esperanto: destrojero Finnish: hävittäjä French: destroyer French: contre-torpilleur Georgian: საესკადრო ნაღმოსანი Georgian: გამანადგურებელი German: Zerstörer Greek: αντιτορπιλικό Hebrew: מַשְׁחֶתֶת Hungarian: romboló Hungarian: rombolóhajó Hungarian: torpedóromboló Hungarian: torpedónaszád-romboló Italian: cacciatorpediniere Japanese: 駆逐艦 Korean: 구축함 Macedonian: разурнувач Malay: kapal pembinasa Marathi: डिस्ट्रॉयर Marathi: विनाशिका Norwegian Bokmål: jager Norwegian Bokmål: destroyer Persian: ناوشکن Polish: niszczyciel Portuguese: contratorpedeiro Russian: эска́дренный миноно́сец Russian: эсми́нец Slovak: torpédoborec Slovene: rušilec Spanish: destructor Swedish: jagare Ukrainian: еска́дрений міноно́сець Ukrainian: есмі́нець Vietnamese: tàu khu trục Vietnamese: khu trục hạm
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