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destroyer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ruiner, undoer, uprooter, waster |
| Type of | bad person |
| Has types | annihilator, diversionist, iconoclast, image breaker, saboteur, vandal, wrecker |
| Derivation | destroy |
a destroyer of the environment.
destroyer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | guided missile destroyer |
| Type of | combat ship, warship, war vessel |
| Has types | torpedo-boat destroyer, tin can |
| Derivation | destroy |
Examples of destroyer
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The Navy said the destroyer crew immediately began search and rescue operations.
From the cnn.com
Not the right way to handle things, and a destroyer of true intimacy, but works.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer is expected to be commissioned in spring 2009.
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He entered the Navy and served as an enlisted man on a destroyer in the Pacific.
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Can't Apple build some destroyer robots who battle each other in a ring of fire?
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I was a young sailor stationed aboard the Navy destroyer USS Cassin Young DD793.
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The designation 22DDH is short for helicopter destroyer project, Heisei Year 22.
From the economist.com
Pattinson was the chief destroyer in the opening session claiming three wickets.
From the barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
Kelly, on the other hand, didn't jump onto the destroyer or into that cold water.
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- A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
- A person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones"
- In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range but powerful attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft).
- Destroyer is a 1943 war film starring Edward G. Robinson and Glenn Ford as U.S. Navy sailors in World War II.
- Destroyer is a Canadian indie rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar.
- Destroyer, in comics, may refer to: * Destroyer (Timely Comics), the Golden Age superhero * Destroyer (Roger Aubrey), who also used that identity * Destroyer (Thor), the Asgardian character * Drax the Destroyer, the cosmic character * Destroyer (Marvel Comics villain), an enemy of the Human ...
- Destroyer is a naval combat simulation computer game released by Epyx in 1986 . It was released on several platforms, including the Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, and IBM-compatible PCs.
- Destroyer (also known as 6-5-4 or Ship, Captain, Crew) is a dice game played with two or more players. There are 5 dice. The object of the game is to get a 6, 5, 4 and have the remaining 2 dice add up to the highest score. When rolling you roll all 5 dice at the same time. ...
- Destroyer is a 1988 horror film starring retired football lineman Lyle Alzado. Alzado plays Ivan Mozer, a serial killer who has been convicted of the rape, torture and murder of 23 people; although, at his execution, he boasts of having killed 24.
