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destroyer

[dih-stroi-er] / dɪˈstrɔɪ ər /


NOUN
a swift armed surface vessel
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It arrived in eastern Thailand along with the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., a guided-missile destroyer that had also been deployed in the Middle East, and the USS Robert Smalls, a guided-missile cruiser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He added that the escort destroyer ships policing the blockade of Iran “are just as bad off, if not worse.”

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

The navigation effort has largely happened at night, with ships turning off their automatic identification systems while a U.S. destroyer stays in radio contact with the bridge and the shipowner’s operations center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The group consists of HMS Prince of Wales, Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, F-35 jets, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, and is supported by RFA Tidespring, a replenishment tanker.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

He was picked out of the water by a destroyer.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

However, new research from the University of Sydney suggests these infamous reef destroyers may also have a surprisingly beneficial side.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

A joint venture between shipbuilder Fincantieri and defense company Leonardo signed a $4.21 billion deal to supply two destroyers to the Italian navy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Japanese surveillance has recorded Chinese destroyers passing through the strait near Amami-Oshima at least 10 times this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Almost immediately DDT was hailed as a means of stamping out insect- borne disease and winning the farmers’ war against crop destroyers overnight.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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