torpedo-boat destroyer

/tɔrˌpidoʊ boʊt/
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Definitions of torpedo-boat destroyer
  1. noun
    small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
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    type of:
    destroyer, guided missile destroyer
    a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
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