torpedo-boat destroyer

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Etymology

From torpedo boat +‎ destroyer. From being a type of combatant originally specialized to counter the newly introduced torpedo boat.

Noun

torpedo-boat destroyer (plural torpedo-boat destroyers)

  1. (historical, nautical, military) Former name of destroyer.

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